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Meanings of disturb in English

Portuguese
perturbar
Catalan
afligir
Spanish
afligir

To have an unwanted negative influence on someone, to be distractive to or for someone, impress someone or something in a troublesome or uneasy way.

      perturbar
      Portuguese
      agitar
      Catalan
      agitar
      Spanish
      agitar

      Change the arrangement or position of.

          agitar
          Spanish
          manosear

          Tamper with.

                manosear
                Portuguese
                perturbar
                Catalan
                molestar
                Spanish
                molestar

                Destroy the peace or tranquility of.

                      perturbar
                      Usage of disturb in English
                      1
                      As he said this, he felt a faint question disturb his thoughts.
                      Jonathan strange and mr norrell
                      2
                      I shall not disturb Dr. Neebs; he looks to be concentrating deeply.
                      Soulless
                      3
                      It was far too early to disturb anyone at their evening meal.
                      Funeral in Blue
                      4
                      I hope these three won't disturb you very much in your work.
                      Five on a treasure island
                      5
                      He knows the house is empty; that nobody will disturb him there.
                      The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
                      6
                      We left the library virtually untouched; we didn't want to disturb it.
                      The Irish Times
                      7
                      The sounds of revelry in the rooms above did not disturb him.
                      Our Boys / Entertaining Stories by Popular Authors
                      8
                      In order not to disturb her, the girls conversed in low tones.
                      Bought and Paid For; From the Play of George Broadhurst
                      9
                      However, all that is past; it shall not disturb me in future.
                      The Queen of Sheba, and My Cousin the Colonel
                      10
                      But his levity did not disturb the fat boy in the least.
                      The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks; Or, The Secret of Ruby Mounta...
                      11
                      I'm sorry to disturb you so early on your first morning back.
                      Field of Dishonor
                      12
                      He said he didn't want to disturb you, it wasn't really urgent.'
                      Think of a number
                      13
                      It wouldn't disturb the circulation in either the Upper or Lower Level.
                      Dark Universe
                      14
                      With training like that, it took a good deal to disturb him.
                      Foundation
                      15
                      He kept at it as loud as possible, hoping to disturb someone.
                      Sister of the dead
                      16
                      Avoid peeking; you don't want to disturb the buildup of the steam.
                      The ultimate rice cooker cookbook: 250 no-fail recipes for pilaf...
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                      Translations for disturb
                      Disturb through the time
                      Disturb across language varieties
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Less common
                      Ireland
                      Less common