disturbed

Definition of disturbed in English English dictionary: Simple past tense and past participle of disturb; Extremely surprised; shocked; Showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis; {a} perplexed, interrupted, uneasy; emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships; past of disturb; afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"; A disturbed person is very upset emotionally, and often needs special care or treatment. working with severely emotionally disturbed children; lacking order or stability; "these unsettled times; If you describe a situation or period of time as disturbed, you mean that it is unhappy and full of problems. women from disturbed backgrounds. = troubled; lacking order or stability; "these unsettled times"; emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships having the place or position changed; "the disturbed books and papers on her desk"; "disturbed grass showed where the horse had passed"; affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"; having the place or position changed; "the disturbed books and papers on her desk"; "disturbed grass showed where the horse had passed"; {s} interrupted, bothered; worried, concerned; You can say that someone is disturbed when they are very worried or anxious. Doctors were disturbed that less than 30 percent of the patients were women = concerned
disturbed child: child with an emotional disorder, mentally disturbed child
disturbed him: bothered him, upset him, interrupted him
disturbed the neighbors: disrupted those living nearby, bothered the neighbors
disturb: to confuse or irritate a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids
A school of fish disturbed the water.
disturb: {v} to disquiet, confound, hinder, turn
disturb: To throw into disorder or confusion; to derange; to interrupt the settled state of; to excite from a state of rest
disturb: If you disturb someone, you interrupt what they are doing and upset them. I hope I'm not disturbing you
disturb: to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing
disturb: tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!"
disturb: to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional irritation or confusion
disturb: damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!" move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought
disturb: Disturbance
disturb: To agitate the mind of; to deprive of tranquillity; to disquiet; to render uneasy; as, a person is disturbed by receiving an insult, or his mind is disturbed by envy
disturb: move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
disturb: damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
disturb: If something is disturbed, its position or shape is changed. He'd placed his notes in the brown envelope. They hadn't been disturbed She patted Mona, taking care not to disturb her costume
disturb: If something disturbs you, it makes you feel upset or worried. I dream about him, dreams so vivid that they disturb me for days = perturb
disturb: change the arrangement or position of
disturb: destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
disturb: To turn from a regular or designed course
disturb: If something disturbs a situation or atmosphere, it spoils it or causes trouble. What could possibly disturb such tranquility?
disturb: move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought
disturb: {f} bother, interrupt; confuse; worry, cause concern; cause disorder