disturb
verbosubstantivocorrente nos diálogos
- Canadá//dɪˈstɝb//
- Austrália//dɪˈstɜːb//
- //ɖɪsˈʈɜ(r)b//
- //ˈɖɪsʈə(r)b//
to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
verbo
- 1
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.
The performance was disturbed twice by a ringing mobile phone.
A school of fish disturbed the water.
- 2
to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.
A mudslide disturbed the course of the river.
The trauma disturbed his mind.
disturb his inmost counsels from their destined aim
- 3
to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion.
Etimologia
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”).
substantivo
- 1
obsoletodisturbance
Instant without disturb they took alarm
Formas
- pretérito
- disturbed
- particípio passado
- disturbed
- gerúndio
- disturbing
- 3.ª pessoa do singular
- disturbs
disturb · to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
disturbance · The act of disturbing, being disturbed.disturbed · Showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or…disturbing · Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.