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present tense third-person singular of disturb
Synonyms & Antonyms of disturbs
1
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
- all that talk of war disturbed us
Synonyms for disturbs
- agitates,
- ails,
- alarms
- (also alarums),
- bothers,
- concerns,
- derails,
- discomforts,
- discomposes,
- dismays,
- disquiets,
- distempers,
- distracts,
- distresses,
- exercises,
- flurries,
- frazzles,
- freaks (out),
- fusses,
- hagrides,
- perturbs,
- undoes,
- unhinges,
- unsettles,
- upsets,
- weirds out,
- worries
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- aggravates,
- angers,
- annoys,
- bugs,
- chafes,
- chivies
- (or chivvies),
- exasperates,
- frets,
- galls,
- gets,
- grates,
- harasses,
- harries,
- irks,
- irritates,
- nettles,
- peeves,
- pesters,
- piques,
- puts off,
- puts out,
- riles,
- vexes
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- calms,
- composes,
- quiets,
- settles,
- soothes,
- tranquilizes
- (also tranquillizes)
2
to change the place or position of
- the items on her desk had been disturbed by someone
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3
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
- her careful filing system is sure to be disturbed during the move
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4
to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation
- sorry to disturb you while you're working
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- aggravates,
- annoys,
- bedevils,
- chafes,
- devils,
- dogs,
- duns,
- exasperates,
- frets,
- galls,
- gets,
- gnaws,
- grates,
- hassles,
- irks,
- irritates,
- nettles,
- peeves,
- persecutes,
- piques,
- puts out,
- rankles,
- rasps,
- riles,
- roils,
- torments,
- vexes,
- worries
- angers,
- antagonizes,
- enrages,
- incenses,
- inflames
- (also enflames),
- infuriates,
- maddens,
- outrages
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5
to cause discomfort to or trouble for
- please do not disturb yourself—I'll get my own drink
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“Disturbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disturbs. Accessed 15 Oct. 2021.
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