DISTURBED Synonyms: 388 Similar and Opposite Words

disturbed 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of disturbed

as in troubled

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as in disordered

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verb

past tense of disturb

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

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As reported by at the time by CBS Chicago's Jim Avila, the grave was over 5 feet deep and 6 feet wide, and was discovered after heavy rains washed away part of the freshly disturbed ground. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 June 2026 Pulling brush back onto disturbed dirt areas to reduce erosion. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026

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Webb said his instruments can reveal whether the soil has been disturbed. — Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 30 June 2026 The first trailer stars Keitel drinking in a bar, while the second sees DeVito’s sleep getting disturbed by a phone call. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for disturbed

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But the real anger belongs to the narrator herself, who berates herself for bringing a succession of troubled men into her son’s life.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 July 2026
There’s also room to more deeply explore Queen Gertrude (Jodi Gage)’s role in the palace intrigue and her troubled relationship with her son.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of troubled

Adjective

Studies have found that Black college women, as a group, report greater body satisfaction and lower rates of disordered eating than white women of comparable weight.

— Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Research shows that such bodily scrutiny is already damaging transgender youth and that bodily shame can significantly affect young people’s mental health, leading to disordered eating and other physical and psychological harm.

— Megan Gandy, The Conversation, 1 July 2026

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Blake Snell — who also had loose bodies removed from his pitching elbow, undergoing a NanoNeedle Scope procedure on May 19 — threw two simulated innings to batters Saturday.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Lime and hard-water deposits can be removed by soaking all the parts in warm white vinegar for a few hours.

— Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

Definition of removed

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The ledger would document who benefits, who bears risk, which industries could be disrupted and what safeguards were tested.

— Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Since the Iran war began in late February, global helium supply has been disrupted and prices have gone up substantially.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026

Definition of disrupted

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The problem Databento is solving has bothered anyone who has ever tried to get institutional-grade market data.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 9 July 2026
There was a stretch of my adolescence, sometime in the early 2000s, when I was quietly convinced my life was a television show and no one had bothered to tell me.

— Alli Kushner, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of bothered

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Harper weighed a few options, from those who threw to him in college and the minors to ex-players, before settling on Dodgers third-base coach Dino Ebel.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Another conversation topic surrounding the modern casting call is an actor’s talent weighed alongside their social media following.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

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