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Meanings of perturbed in English

Thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)

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Usage of perturbed in English
1
However, one detail perturbed him: suppose autopsies revealed the presence of arsenic?
In Cold Blood
2
When the systems are perturbed, pathological consequences ensue and disease risks rise.
Pubmed
3
The mysteriousness of the change in Miss Nelly perturbed him the more.
Mary Gray
4
I wasn't perturbed; I am used to phone calls from strange men.
The Guardian
5
No, judging by the perturbed look, Duchess was used to immediate attention.
Gingham bride
6
The suspicious policemen glanced from the smiling Englishman to the perturbed Turks.
The Albert Gate Mystery / Being Further Adventures of Reginald B...
7
Shortly afterwards a friend of my mother's arrived to stay, seriously perturbed.
Agahta christie: an autobiography
8
And the more she thought about it the more perturbed she became.
Constance Dunlap
9
He was not perturbed-asif he hadn't even heard the colonel's questions.
Who killed palomino molero?
10
His voice did not betray the slightly perturbed current of his thoughts.
Foundation
11
Shirley found herself perturbed and close to tears; she hardly knew why.
The House of Toys
12
Kong was particularly perturbed, barging tourists from his path and overturning tables.
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
13
He didn't seem too perturbed, as if that were known and accepted.
The Long War
14
If United are perturbed by this aggressive portrayal, they cannot really complain.
The Irish Times
15
Ashiel did not seem much perturbed at the loss of the cipher.
The Ashiel mystery: A Detective Story
16
Naturally he was much perturbed by the conduct of the wooden statue.
The Sword Maker
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Perturbed across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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