Definition of Perturbed
Perturbed
per·turbed
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
bothered, unsettled, or upset, feeling or showing anxiety, agitation, or concern;
e.g. The entire family was perturbed for outcome of the lawsuit and how it would affect them.
(verb)
made someone feel unsettled, upset, anxious, or otherwise troubled;
e.g. The news of her mother's hospitalization perturbed her and prevented her from thinking of anything else
(verb)
(technical) subjected an object, process, or system to some agent that changes its normal state or behavior;
e.g. The earthquake perturbed the instruments and prevented them from collecting data correctly.
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