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perturb
Synonyms and Antonyms of perturb
- the caller's strange remark perturbed me enough to keep me awake that night
aggravate, anger, annoy, bug, chafe, chivy (or chivvy), exasperate, fret, gall, get, grate, harass, harry, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put off, put out, rile, vex
abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, jar, mortify, nonplus, rattle, shake up
daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, unnerve
calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize)
Synonym Discussion of perturb
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- discomposed by the loss of his beloved wife
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- the disquieting news of factories closing
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- the discrepancy in accounts disturbed me
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- perturbed by her husband's strange behavior
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- in his agitated state we could see he was unable to work
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- the family's constant bickering upsets the youngest child
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- his declaration of love completely flustered her
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