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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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For this reason, farmers and consumers alike are struggling to know what steps to take in an increasingly troubled economy.—
Anthony Pahnke,
Boston Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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Several lawmakers are troubled that EMS response times are not more readily accessible, as they are published in a yearly report issued by the Office of Emergency Medical Services.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
23 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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These developments have alarmed some at DOT.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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The move alarmed some travelers who worried that immigration officers might use overly aggressive tactics inside the nation's airports.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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While the iron catalyst must be removed after processing, the method yields more graphite and is financially viable, according to techno-economic analysis published in Bioresource Technology.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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The grand jury’s report can include recommending someone be removed from office.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Middle East crisis has severely disrupted oil exports through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, which typically carries about a fifth of the world’s oil and liquified natural gas (LNG) and represents a key choke point for fertilizer trade.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Energy prices are volatile as the Iran conflict has disrupted flows through the Strait of Hormuz.—
Derek Chollet,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Korda was bothered by back pain starting in the second set, but played through the pain.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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This might make observers wonder why Lee even bothered to introduce the measure.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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The trio in its entirety seemed to have weighed at least three pounds, leading me to believe that Bob’s isn’t too fazed by inflation or the overall food cost margins that seem to be the bane of every restaurateur’s existence.—
Andre James,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Mar. 2026
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The bales weighed nearly 780 pounds and were estimated to have a street value of more than $5 million altogether.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 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 26 Mar. 2026.
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