1
as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
all that talk of war disturbed us
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2
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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as in disordered
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Recent Examples of disturbed
Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025
Many of the people who have had these conversations with chatbots have become profoundly disturbed and upset, believing the chatbot is actually experiencing harm.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Any bedroom item that is rarely cleaned or disturbed could be a haven.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
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Verb
This perennial rapidly establishes on disturbed sites, such as construction lots, behind barns, or in fallow fields.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025
Many of the people who have had these conversations with chatbots have become profoundly disturbed and upset, believing the chatbot is actually experiencing harm.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Waymo and Tesla Robotaxi have both experienced hiccups on the path to autonomy that have disturbed many potential passengers.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Any bedroom item that is rarely cleaned or disturbed could be a haven.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disturbed
Verb
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China's nuclear arsenal has especially alarmed Washington and its allies.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Yet more investors are growing alarmed by efforts by the current administration to oust members of the Fed board of governors for new appointees.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
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This changed in late 1980 when Jobs was removed from the Lisa project by President Mike Scott, after which Jobs moved to unilaterally take over the Macintosh, which at that time was otherwise considered a largely speculative affair.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Makary had wanted the warning removed and packed the panel with like-minded experts.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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And while those enforcement actions have not yet translated into criminal cases or fines against the employers, the raids themselves in some cases significantly disrupted business operations.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Muscle cramps and playing surfaces As muscles fatigue, the normal balance between signals in the nervous system that direct muscles to contract and relax become disrupted.—
Michael Hales,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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And she couldn’t be bothered to start things up again.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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No one has ever bothered me for doing this.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
5 Sep. 2025
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Fixing Broken Economics BNPL as a business has always been troubled.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Baker highlighted big screen debutant Shih-Yuan Ma, for her performance as the rebellious, troubled older daughter I-Ann.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And kids can develop disordered eating despite a parent's best effort to instill healthy eating habits.—
Adrienne Farr,
Parents,
5 Sep. 2025
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While the rise of GLP-1s brings a myriad of valid concerns − such as its contribution to disordered eating and promotion of thinness as the ideal body type − Williams' outspokenness is a crucial, balanced example of healthy and transparent GLP-1 usage.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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The walk to the penalty spot didn’t feel long for Bronze, partly because she was distracted by the strapping.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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First published in 1985, the book warned that the threat to American democracy came not from state repression, but from a culture distracted by amusement.—
Time,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Disturbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disturbed. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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