perturb
[ per-turb ]
/ pərˈtɜrb /
verb (used with object)
to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
to throw into great disorder; derange.
Astronomy.
to cause perturbation in the orbit of (a celestial body).
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perturb
/ (pəˈtɜːb) /
verb (tr; often passive)
to disturb the composure of; trouble
to throw into disorder
physics astronomy
to cause (a planet, electron, etc) to undergo a perturbation
Derived forms of perturb
perturbable, adjective perturbably, adverb perturbing, adjective perturbingly, adverbWord Origin for perturb
C14: from Old French
pertourber, from Latin
perturbāre to confuse, from
per- (intensive) +
turbāre to agitate, from
turba confusion