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Disturb
/dɪˈstɜːb/
To interrupt or upset someone or something
Synonyms:
interrupt
interfere
upset
disrupt
bother
Antonyms:
calm
soothe
comfort
reassure
Examples:
"But too well, and that
disturbs
me.
'I wonder,' I said, 'what the papers Ursula Bourne
disturbed
were?
'Who is
disturbing
me?'
Etymology:
Late Middle English from Old French
destourber
, from Latin
disturbare
, from
dis-
meaning
apart
+
turbare
meaning
to throw into disorder
.
Usage Statistics:
74 mentions per 1 million words
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