Definition of disturbed
1
: experiencing or exhibiting emotional disturbance or agitation : having a mental disability or illness
… the San Francisco police department, for example, handles 18,000 calls involving emotionally disturbed citizens every year. — Newsweek
2a
: characterized or affected by interference, alteration, or disruption
restoration of disturbed habitats disturbed sleep
b
: departing or deviating from a normal condition : marked by impairment
disturbed glucose metabolism a disturbed gait
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The first known use of disturbed was in 1593
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