Definition of disturbe
1. disturbed [ a ] having the place or position changed
Examples:
"the disturbed books and papers on her desk"
"disturbed grass showed where the horse had passed"
2. disturbed [ a ] afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
Examples:
"too upset to say anything"
"spent many disquieted moments"
"distressed about her son's leaving home"
"lapsed into disturbed sleep"
"worried parents"
(William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)
There is no occasion to feel uneasy or disturbed about these people .
Synonyms worried upset disturbed distressed disquieted Related Terms troubled3. disturbed [ a ] emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships
Used in print:(James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)
Like almost everybody else , he confused the heart , both as organ and as symbol , with the disturbed psyche , the deranged glands , and the jumpy central_nervous_system .
Synonyms disturbed maladjusted Related Terms neurotic4. disturbed [ a ] lacking order or stability
Examples:
"these unsettled times"
5. disturbed [ a ] affected with madness or insanity
Examples:
"a man who had gone mad"
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