disturb :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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interrupt

v. destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"

touch

v. tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!"

upset, trouble

v. move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

stir up, shake up, agitate, commove, raise up

v. change the arrangement or position of

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throw, flurry, confuse, bewilder, put off, disconcert, consternate, bemuse, discombobulate

v. cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"

bother, annoy

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

complicate, perplex, make harder

v. make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"

trouble, disquiet, disorder, unhinge, perturb, derange, cark, distract

v. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"

enervate, faze, unnerve, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

interpose, interfere, intervene, step in, step into, get involved

v. get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?"

check, place into check

v. place into check; "He checked my kings"

hamper, handicap, disadvantage, hinder

v. attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant

trespass, intrude

v. enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!"

encroach, infringe, impinge

v. advance beyond the usual limit

tamper, meddle, interfere unwantedly

v. intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!"

free, relieve, exempt, release from obligation, free from a rule

v. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"

distress, strain emotionally

v. cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"

cut off, break up, interrupt, disrupt

v. make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"

trouble, inconvenience, bother, put out, give trouble to, disoblige, discommode, incommode

v. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."

irritate, make irritated

v. excite to an abnormal condition, of chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"

enervate, faze, unnerve, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

alarm, dismay, horrify, appal

v. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"

fret

v. decorate with an interlaced design

taint, infect

v. contaminate with a disease or microorganism

shake

v. undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes"

upset, trouble, disturb

v. move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

hurt, smart, ache

v. be the source of pain

burn, sting, bite

v. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"

worry, kill by biting, lacerate by biting

v. lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone"

upset, discomfit, untune, discompose, disconcert

v. cause to lose one's composure

disturb, stir up, shake up, agitate, commove, raise up

v. change the arrangement or position of

trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself, trouble oneself

v. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"

trouble, inconvenience, bother, put out, give trouble to, disoblige, discommode, incommode

v. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."

tease, bug, badger, harass, beleaguer, pester

v. annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

worry, make anxious, give cause to worry

v. disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"

fuss, fret, niggle

v. worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

rag, bother, devil, nark, nettle, gravel, irritate, mortify, get to, get at, rile, annoy, vex

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

v. exasperate or irritate

weight, burden, burthen, burden with, weight down

v. weight down with a load

load, place a load on

v. fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"