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as in troubled
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as in disordered
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as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
all that talk of war disturbed us
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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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Recent Examples of disturbed
Scott Huver, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Wilson said she was especially disturbed that Ladapo, who is Black, compared mandates to slavery.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Sonia Mankame, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Staffieri was appropriately shocked and disturbed by both the antisemitic display and the breach of internal protocol.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Lennon died in 1980 at age 40 after he was shot and killed by a disturbed fan.
—Scott Huver, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Wilson said she was especially disturbed that Ladapo, who is Black, compared mandates to slavery.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
Students also are disturbed by the nation’s deep political polarization.
—Sonia Mankame, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Staffieri was appropriately shocked and disturbed by both the antisemitic display and the breach of internal protocol.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disturbed
Adjective
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At first glance, Grace resembles the type of mothers who have become a dominant cinematic presence in recent years—women portrayed as troubled about being a caregiver.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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The film follows seventeen-year-old Katie Thompson, a troubled teen spiralling after the tragic death of her younger brother – a loss that has left her not only emotionally scarred but also cursed with a disturbing ability to glimpse the world beyond the living.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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It is associated with hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impair daily functioning and can be disabling.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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My childhood had left me with social anxiety and a disordered relationship with food.—
Bee Wilson,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025
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Kim has steered South Korea's northern neighbor closer to Russia and embarked on a large-scale military buildup that has alarmed Seoul and Tokyo.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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This 32-foot-tall sculpture with flaming red eyes has alarmed travelers for decades, but the story of its creation is even more chilling.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ferguson had served as director since 2019, according to her bio on the school’s website, which has since been removed.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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The danger is greatest for those with final deportation orders, as they can be removed immediately once their temporary status expires.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The outage stems from a lapse in federal funding during the shutdown that began at the end of September, which temporarily disrupted FLAG access and paused the processing of employer applications.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Of 763 water systems on the island, 641 were disrupted.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Trier noticed that some directors said hello to him, whereas others couldn’t be bothered.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Still, the simplicity wasn’t what bothered him.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This practice had its own history, another tributary to the overshoot conjuncture that weighed heavily on its future course.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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There were ballot proposals in the county to be weighed, and treasurers to be chosen.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Disturbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disturbed. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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