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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
Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Many states also had laws excluding students who were deaf, blind, emotionally disturbed, or had an intellectual disability.
—Victoria Mejicanos, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
Later, several surrogates were disturbed by the fact that another fertility attorney, Douglas Kautzky, who had been suggested by Mark Surrogacy to negotiate some of their contracts, had worked with Silvia and Guojun before, and hadn’t alerted the women to the family’s size.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Weedy plants readily spread, especially in disturbed areas, but generally do not pose a threat to the integrity of native plant communities.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Many states also had laws excluding students who were deaf, blind, emotionally disturbed, or had an intellectual disability.
—Victoria Mejicanos, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
Many of these jars contain unknown or poorly documented chemical mixtures that could be toxic to humans or harmful to the specimens themselves if disturbed.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
Later, several surrogates were disturbed by the fact that another fertility attorney, Douglas Kautzky, who had been suggested by Mark Surrogacy to negotiate some of their contracts, had worked with Silvia and Guojun before, and hadn’t alerted the women to the family’s size.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disturbed
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Still, the Bahamian trade route, which began picking up steam in the early months of 2025, has become a key piece of California’s troubled supply chain.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Still, the Bahamian trade route, which began picking up steam in the early months of 2025, has become a key piece of California’s troubled supply chain.—
Will Kubzansky,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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For perspective, the help-seeking rate for those with disordered eating or eating disorders in the general population is between 32% and 40%.—
Emily Hemendinger,
The Conversation,
13 Feb. 2026
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Valieva’s coach, Eteri Tutberidze, is one of the most prominent figures in a coaching culture that has long been criticized for prioritizing thinness, disordered eating, and early peak performance over athletes’ well-being.—
Jasmine Wynn,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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An Indian colleague was alarmed by the praise for colonialism.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Palantir executive was alarmed by the implication of Anthropic’s inquiry that the company might resist the use of its technology in a US military operation, and reported the conversation back to the Pentagon, a senior Defense Department official said.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Kamara was removed from the post late last year, accused by the environment minister of failing to address the encroachment.—
ED DAVEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Duplicates in which the same defendants had separate cases before a magistrate judge and a district judge were removed.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Economic and religious activities disrupted by DHS Muslims in Minneapolis, estimated now to be more than 100,000, have lived in the city for well over a century, and the city has embraced them.—
Yahya Salem,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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When breathing stops or becomes shallow, sleep is disrupted and the body may experience drops in oxygen.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
17 Feb. 2026
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But in securing gold, Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara from Japan didn’t seem to be bothered by any of that.—
Alice Park,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
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The American government never even bothered to tell their family members.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Those expectations would have weighed heavily on most first-year players, even before considering Watkins’ shadow looming over all the proceedings.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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The lows, on and off the field, weighed much heavier than the limited highs for the Phillies.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 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 23 Feb. 2026.
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