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perturbed

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verb

past tense of perturb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of perturbed
Adjective
Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething. Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perturbed
Adjective
  • Many were worried about stripping precipitation out of a cloud and robbing people downstream of rain.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, however, didn’t necessarily appear worried when asked what joint practices taught him about his cornerbacks.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Even the guards appeared to be disturbed.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • These five destinations show that sharing the shore with animals can be calm, safe and memorable for the right reasons when animals aren’t fed or disturbed.
    Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Umpires must already see pitches accurately, move well and handle upset managers and players.
    Becky Sullivan, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
  • All three have gone after one another while 71-year-old conservative activist and talk show host Curtis Sliwa aims for a major upset for Republicans.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • But as Trump appears to ignore court decisions and high-level administration officials are suggesting suspending the writ of habeas corpus, Bolick is nervous the United States is heading toward authoritarianism.
    Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Students, meanwhile, often get nervous about asking for clarification or diving deeper into a topic in front of their peers.
    Shelbie Witte, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • With the exception of the Russell 2000, which gained 1%, none of the major indices bothered to get out of bed the day after Christmas.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The technology behind an LLM is sufficiently advanced because the people using it have not bothered to understand it.
    Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The vices of deficiency, such as being anxious, agitated, impatient, inattentive, and rash, are common everyday experiences.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Orange County students are returning to class this month as districts navigate an anxious back-to-school season shaped by immigration raids over the summer and the possibility that attendance drops could cut into school funding.
    Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The one who got distracted by the minstrel did not finish last.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Cameras captured her walking around on the grass before getting distracted and Jordan swooping her up to get to their next hole.
    Nasha Smith, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • And who knows whether the troubled Miami franchise will actually stay in South Florida?
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The artificial intelligence darling is expected to beat expectations as it’s done for just about the entirety of the AI rally, but the results come at a troubled time for the chipmaker, as the American company’s exposure to China has put it in the crosshairs of the Trump administration and Beijing.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025

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“Perturbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perturbed. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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