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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesturbato
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tur-ba-to
"Era visibilmente turbato dalle notizie ricevute."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Feeling or showing anxiety, concern, or agitation caused by something unsettling.
"She looked increasingly perturbed by the sudden silence in the room."
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Past participle of perturb; to have made someone anxious or unsettled.
"He was deeply perturbed by the ambiguous tone of the message."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Middle English verb 'perturben', originating from Old French 'pertourber', and ultimately from the Latin 'perturbare', meaning 'to confuse, disorder, or disturb' (from 'per-' thoroughly + 'turbare' to disturb, from 'turba' a crowd or tumult). Over centuries, the term shifted from denoting physical disorder to describing psychological agitation and emotional anxiety.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Perturbed" is said worldwide
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perturbé
Transliteration: per-tyr-be
"Il était visiblement perturbé par cette nouvelle inattendue."
beunruhigt
Transliteration: bəˈʊnˌruːɪçt
"Sie schien über die plötzliche Wendung der Ereignisse beunruhigt zu sein."
turbato
Transliteration: tur-ba-to
"Era visibilmente turbato dalle notizie ricevute."
perturbado
Transliteration: per-tur-ba-do
"El testigo parecía muy perturbado por lo que había presenciado."
perturbado
Transliteration: peʁ.tuʁˈba.du
"Ele ficou visivelmente perturbado com o anúncio."
परेशान
Transliteration: pareshan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह इस अप्रत्याशित खबर से काफी परेशान लग रहा था।"
心烦意乱的
Transliteration: xīn fán yì luàn de
Script: 中文汉字
"听到这个消息后，他显得十分心烦意乱。"
동요하는
Transliteration: dong-yo-ha-neun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 예상치 못한 질문에 동요하는 기색이 역력했다."
動揺した
Transliteration: douyou shita
Script: 日本語
"彼はそのニュースに深く動揺している様子だった。"
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