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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries扰乱
Pronunciation / Transliteration: rǎoluàn
"恶劣的天气可能会扰乱我们的航班计划。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make someone anxious, unsettled, or troubled.
"The sudden announcement of budget cuts did not seem to perturb the director at all." - 2
To cause a regular system, arrangement, or state to be disturbed or upset in physics or astronomy.
"Gravitational forces from passing comets can slightly perturb the orbit of the planet."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'perturbare', formed by the prefix 'per-' (thoroughly) combined with 'turbare' (to disturb or agitate, from 'turba' meaning a crowd or turmoil). It entered the English language in the late Middle English period via Old French 'pertourber', initially retaining its literal sense of physical agitation before shifting toward psychological and scientific disturbances.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Perturb" is said worldwide
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perturber
Transliteration: pɛʁ.tyʁ.be
"Cette nouvelle inattendue a pu perturber ses projets."
beunruhigen
Transliteration: bəˈʊnˌruːɪɡən
"Die schlechten Nachrichten haben ihn stark beunruhigt."
perturbare
Transliteration: per.turˈba.re
"Quella strana scoperta ha finito per perturbare la sua quiete."
perturbar
Transliteration: peɾ.tuɾˈbaɾ
"El ruido constante puede perturbar el sueño de los vecinos."
perturbar
Transliteration: peʁ.tuʁˈbaɾ
"O comportamento estranho começou a perturbar todos os presentes."
व्याकुल करना
Transliteration: vyākul karnā
"इस अप्रत्याशित घटना ने उसे पूरी तरह व्याकुल कर दिया।"
扰乱
Transliteration: rǎoluàn
"恶劣的天气可能会扰乱我们的航班计划。"
동요시키다
Transliteration: dongyosikida
"그 소식은 그녀의 평정을 동요시키기에 충분했다."
動揺させる
Transliteration: dōyō saseru
"突然の事故が彼の心をひどく動揺させた。"
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