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interrupt, disturb

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

disturb, upset, trouble

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

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

v. change the arrangement or position of

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obstruct, block

v. shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"

consternate

v. fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"

bother

v. make confused or perplexed or puzzled

complicate, perplex

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

perturb

v. cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"

faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

intervene

v. occur between other event or between certain points of time; "the war intervened between the birth of her two children"

check

v. write out a check on a bank account

handicap

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

meddle, tamper

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

exempt, relieve, free

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

upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit

v. cause to lose one's composure

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

v. change the arrangement or position of

trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience 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"

bother

v. make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"

tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer

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

worry, vex

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

fuss, niggle, fret

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

vex

v. subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"

exacerbate, exasperate, aggravate

v. exasperate or irritate

burden, burthen, weight, 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"

hassle, plague, harry, provoke, harass, beset, chivy, chivvy, chevy, molest

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

grieve, sorrow

v. feel grief

grieve, aggrieve

v. cause to feel sorrow; "his behavior grieves his mother"

faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

disturb

v. damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"

disturb, upset, trouble

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

upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit

v. cause to lose one's composure

churn

v. stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter

mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate

v. to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance"

faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

rattle

v. shake and cause to make a rattling noise

shake, agitate

v. move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

startle, jump, start

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

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calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still

v. make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

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