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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
Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025
An unexpected finding While onboard, one of us, Christine Siddoway, was surprised to discover an uncommon sandstone pebble in a disturbed section of the core.
—Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
She’s especially disturbed by an empty chair at the dinner table.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
There are the voiceless — animals don’t have a voice, homeless don’t have a voice, the emotionally disturbed on the subway don’t have a voice, veterans don’t have a voice.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025
An unexpected finding While onboard, one of us, Christine Siddoway, was surprised to discover an uncommon sandstone pebble in a disturbed section of the core.
—Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
Verb
Sure, mass deportations offered electoral red meat as Republicans realized most Americans were disturbed by the hundreds of thousands of people flowing across the border with impunity during the Joe Biden administration.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
She’s especially disturbed by an empty chair at the dinner table.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disturbed
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Instead, the 35-year-old is shifting gears by turning her troubled past into a new trade.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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An English boarding school for troubled boys is the backdrop of this quiet yet accomplished début novel, set in 1976.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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When disordered eating becomes severe, patients can be hospitalized.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2026
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Data on sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea or sleep-disordered breathing, were not available.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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The affected regions in southern Africa are no strangers to heavy downpours and flooding, but scientists were alarmed by the magnitude of the recent events.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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While this alarmed some users, this type of intrusive data harvesting is common on social media apps.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
27 Jan. 2026
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Temah was ordered to appear in immigration court three times but failed to appear, resulting in an immigration judge ordering him removed from the country in absentia, ICE said.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Ali’s belt was removed from Christie’s sale listing, perhaps an indication that there might be some uncertainty surrounding authenticity.—
Julie Brener Davich,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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Types of polar vortex events Meteorologists generally track two main ways the polar vortex behaves when it’s disrupted.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Feb. 2026
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For the operation, the team used a multi-node mesh network that could reroute data automatically through other available noted, if certain parts of the network were disrupted.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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That’s right—if you can’t be bothered to take 10 minutes (or at most, 45 minutes) out of your vacation to follow international safety protocol, you can be kicked off your cruise ship.—
Erica Silverstein,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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And while some families might be able to cut down on toys, others might be bothered having toys in every room.—
Jillian Pretzel,
Parents,
31 Jan. 2026
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Rani’s newborn son weighed almost eight pounds and had perfect neonatal scores.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) report weighed crime statistics from 40 cities that have reported monthly data for the past eight years.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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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 9 Feb. 2026.
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