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as in troubled
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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
Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
Dawodu was emotionally disturbed and a regular at the Bronx subway stop, police said.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
Danita Hoskin, president of the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association, said that she was disturbed to learn recently that her neighborhood's life expectancy is more than 15 years shorter than for those who live north of 38th Street, according to the Polis Center at Indiana University Indianapolis.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 4 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Just take our word for it that Barbarian will leave you disturbed and exhilarated in equal measure.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
Dawodu was emotionally disturbed and a regular at the Bronx subway stop, police said.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
The hornets are extremely aggressive when the nest is disturbed.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
Danita Hoskin, president of the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association, said that she was disturbed to learn recently that her neighborhood's life expectancy is more than 15 years shorter than for those who live north of 38th Street, according to the Polis Center at Indiana University Indianapolis.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disturbed
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That included independent courts, an anti-monopoly agency to ensure fair competition, and strong regulation to keep troubled banks from choking off credit.—
Claudia Ciobanu,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Attempting to escape her troubled past, Millie (Sweeney) takes a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina Winchester (Seyfried).—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2026
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This mindset often shrinks food variety, increases anxiety around social eating, and can quietly mask disordered eating patterns under a socially acceptable label.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
16 Mar. 2026
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Unlike traditional steel, which has a crystalline atomic structure, amorphous steel has a disordered atomic arrangement.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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The conflict has alarmed the international community, particularly as the area is one where other militant organizations, including al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, still have a presence and have been trying to resurface.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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The message alarmed those who read it and reported it to police, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Peru has seen eight presidents in the past decade, with several heads of state removed by Congress after corruption accusations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Some of the future document cuts after the initial website launch will include public city datasets, which staff said could be removed if they aren’t required to be posted online and aren’t frequently accessed.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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The war with Iran has disrupted oil production and distribution as the Islamic Republic targets shipping traffic and energy infrastructure with the intention of inflicting economic pain on its adversaries.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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But the war with Iran has also disrupted some key air shipping lanes, particularly to Europe.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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But China showed little immediate sign that it was bothered by the likely delay, which analysts told NBC News may actually prove beneficial to efforts to further stabilize relations.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
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When you can't be bothered with opening up a bottle of nail polish, nail wraps are your mess-free option.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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The committee weighed the Big Ten final in moving Michigan down one notch and moving Purdue from a 3 to a 2 seed, but didn't seem to pay as much attention to the action in the Big East.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Talking to the Pioneer Press on Friday, Young said the decision weighed heavily on city staff, as residents commonly mention the pool as a favorite amenity in the community.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 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 20 Mar. 2026.
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