as in disturbs
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
the caller's strange remark perturbed me enough to keep me awake that night
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Recent Examples of perturbs
For example, obesity induces chronic fat inflammation, which subsequently leads to systemic inflammation and perturbs the normal systemic metabolism.
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Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
The algorithm next perturbs one of the qubits used to carry out those operations.
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IEEE Spectrum,
21 Oct. 2025
Anything that perturbs or enlarges the prostate could in theory increase PSA levels.
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Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
The algorithm next perturbs one of the qubits used to carry out those operations.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Oct. 2025
Anything that perturbs or enlarges the prostate could in theory increase PSA levels.
—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perturbs
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Tilling or plowing in the summer disturbs the soil's delicate ecosystem and exposes moist soil to rapid water loss.
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The pier in Michigan City’s Washington Park disturbs the natural flow of sand along the lakeshore, creating new land east of the pier but starving beaches to the west, an erosion problem repeated by other manmade structures that jut out into Lake Michigan.
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Mother’s explosion distracts Blaine and frees Sam.
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In my view, platforming these young men and sensationalizing their behaviors, rather than recognizing those behaviors as signs of psychological distress, distracts from the urgent need to address these serious mental health concerns.
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What bothers me is the foot-dragging, the spinning in circles, the slow degradation of these characters into annoying stereotypes.
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What bothers me is the implication of a Labubu National Team full of these things.
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That is precisely the capability that unsettles underwriters, because an agent that can decide is an agent that can decide wrongly, and fast.
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But Hyd unsettles this arrangement with their deadpan affect, playing the part of a mourning truth-seeker trying to live in the moment.
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That question is exactly what worries the people who keep it alive.
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What worries me most isn’t that AI will become smarter than humans.
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He becomes increasingly consumed by the otherworldly dimension, which alarms his therapist, Mary (Renate Reinsve).
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The focal point of escalating concern is oldest son Jeremy (Edik Beddoes) whose increasingly erratic behavior alarms those around him, not only for his safety but others as well.
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That case concerns a longstanding Supreme Court precedent that broadly shields members of such boards from being fired at will, in order to protect them from partisan interference.
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What concerns me is that many yung people are not indoctrinated about what the flag means.
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That angers Oswadeliz Nuñez, whose son Daniel Núñez remains missing after being deported.
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In all, PayPal Park is allowed to host as many as 15 concerts a year, a number that delights some live music fans and angers those in the neighborhood who are concerned about the noise that these shows will generate.
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“Perturbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perturbs. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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