disturb

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   damage as if by shaking or jarring

   Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving them too rapidly!

2. 2
   verb

   to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.

   The noisy ventilation disturbed me during the exam.

3. 3
   verb

   to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.

   A mudslide disturbed the course of the river.

4. 4
   noun

   disturbance

   Instant without disturb they took alarm

5. 5
   verb

   destroy the peace or tranquility of

6. 6
   verb

   tamper with

7. 7
   verb

   change the arrangement or position of

8. 8
   verb

   move deeply

Etymology

From Middle English destourben, from Anglo-Norman distourber and Old French destorber, from Latin disturbare, intensifying for turbare (“to throw into disorder”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH-, *(s)turH- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).