1
as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
all that talk of war disturbed us
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2
as in removed
to change the place or position of
the items on her desk had been disturbed by someone
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as in disrupted
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
her careful filing system is sure to be disturbed during the move
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as in bothered
to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation
sorry to disturb you while you're working
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as in weighed
to cause discomfort to or trouble for
please do not disturb yourself—I'll get my own drink
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as in disordered
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Recent Examples of disturbed
Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
DiCaprio has played disturbed and depraved individuals in Scorsese’s films before, but Killers of the Flower Moon is something different.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
The carpet covered tile that, if disturbed, could expose children to asbestos, however a district spokesperson told KCRA that the removal of the carpet did not cause asbestos exposure.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Wilson said she was especially disturbed that Ladapo, who is Black, compared mandates to slavery.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
DiCaprio has played disturbed and depraved individuals in Scorsese’s films before, but Killers of the Flower Moon is something different.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Ed idolized Augusta and was disturbed that Henry, who often criticized and argued against her strict teachings, had much less admiration for her.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
The carpet covered tile that, if disturbed, could expose children to asbestos, however a district spokesperson told KCRA that the removal of the carpet did not cause asbestos exposure.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disturbed
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The United Kingdom and India conducted their first-ever dual aircraft carrier operation during a bilateral military exercise in the Indian Ocean this week, as both nations have been alarmed by China's increasingly assertive behavior across the Indo-Pacific region.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Nigin told her later that, yes, she had been alarmed by the cut but had resolved to check on her students.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Former People’s Armed Police commander Wang Chunning, also named in the statement, was removed from the national legislature last month, along with three other PLA generals.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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The documentary, produced by independent company Hoyo Films, aired on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer in February before being removed from the streaming platform five days later amid growing questions about the contributors’ backgrounds.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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These dolphins exhibited 536 altered genes, indicating disrupted GABAergic synapses, changes in the basement membrane, and increased Alzheimer's risk factors, which worsen with each bloom season.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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Air travel was snarled during the more than month-long government shutdown that ended in January 2019, hours after a shortfall of air traffic controllers disrupted flights in the New York area.—
Lillian Rizzo,Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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The elbow that bothered him for days after being hit by a foul tip earlier this season.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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These shoes didn’t have the best arch support, but that wasn’t something that bothered us when walking for short or long periods of time.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Your letter troubled me, friend.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Kardashian also said she was troubled when West spoke out against her mother, Kris Jenner, and her four sisters.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Marta worries gently about herself, in particular about her disordered eating and loss of appetite.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Of course, tubelessness won’t fix the young girl’s disordered eating or their infrastructure issues at home.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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But she was distracted by a nagging thought.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Or maybe we’re just easily distracted by tasks like building deer stands in the back yard, or looking for that missing purple egg.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Disturbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disturbed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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