Verb perturb has 4 senses
  1. perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder - disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
    --1 is one way to disturb, upset, trouble
    Derived forms: noun perturbation1, noun perturbation4
    Sample sentence:
    The bad news will perturb him
  2. perturb - disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"
    --2 is one way to
    deviate
    Derived forms: noun perturbation2, noun perturbation5
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  3. perturb - cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"
    --3 is one way to
    deviate
    Derived form: noun perturbation2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  4. perturb, derange, throw out of kilter - throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"
    --4 is one way to disorder, disarray
    Derived forms: noun perturbation4, noun perturbation5
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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