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
Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025
Many of the people who have had these conversations with chatbots have become profoundly disturbed and upset, believing the chatbot is actually experiencing harm.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Any bedroom item that is rarely cleaned or disturbed could be a haven.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
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Verb
This perennial rapidly establishes on disturbed sites, such as construction lots, behind barns, or in fallow fields.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025
Many of the people who have had these conversations with chatbots have become profoundly disturbed and upset, believing the chatbot is actually experiencing harm.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Waymo and Tesla Robotaxi have both experienced hiccups on the path to autonomy that have disturbed many potential passengers.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Any bedroom item that is rarely cleaned or disturbed could be a haven.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disturbed
Verb
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China's nuclear arsenal has especially alarmed Washington and its allies.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Yet more investors are growing alarmed by efforts by the current administration to oust members of the Fed board of governors for new appointees.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
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Witt — who started at shortstop — was removed from the game with low-back spasms.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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An ugly sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates sunk their struggling offense to new depths and at least temporarily removed Will Smith from the equation.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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And while those enforcement actions have not yet translated into criminal cases or fines against the employers, the raids themselves in some cases significantly disrupted business operations.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Muscle cramps and playing surfaces As muscles fatigue, the normal balance between signals in the nervous system that direct muscles to contract and relax become disrupted.—
Michael Hales,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And she couldn’t be bothered to start things up again.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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No one has ever bothered me for doing this.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
5 Sep. 2025
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Baker highlighted big screen debutant Shih-Yuan Ma, for her performance as the rebellious, troubled older daughter I-Ann.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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About two decades ago, Pope John Paul II had been deeply troubled by events leading up to the Iraq war.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 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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And kids can develop disordered eating despite a parent's best effort to instill healthy eating habits.—
Adrienne Farr,
Parents,
5 Sep. 2025
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While the rise of GLP-1s brings a myriad of valid concerns − such as its contribution to disordered eating and promotion of thinness as the ideal body type − Williams' outspokenness is a crucial, balanced example of healthy and transparent GLP-1 usage.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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No smear campaign distracted them.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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Toward the end of the first set and beginning of the second, Anisimova appeared distracted by the lights and the roof, which were closed due to heavy rain in New York.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Disturbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disturbed. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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