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perturbs |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb perturb 1 of 4 senses of perturb Sense 1 perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder => worry Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb perturb 1 of 4 senses of perturb Sense 1 perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder => worry => misgive => eat, eat on => nag Entailment of verb perturb Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb perturb 4 senses of perturb Sense 1 perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder => disturb, upset, trouble Sense 2 perturb => deviate Sense 3 perturb => deviate Sense 4 perturb, derange, throw out of kilter => disorder, disarray Familiarity of verb perturb perturb used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb perturb Sense 2 perturb => deviate Sense 3 perturb => deviate -------------- Sense 1 perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder => disturb, upset, trouble -------------- Sense 4 perturb, derange, throw out of kilter => disorder, disarray -------------- Overview of verb perturb The verb perturb has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder -- (disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill") 2. perturb -- (disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion") 3. perturb -- (cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, esp. as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet") 4. perturb, derange, throw out of kilter -- (throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt") Overview of verb perturb The verb perturb has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder -- (disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill") 2. perturb -- (disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion") 3. perturb -- (cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, esp. as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet") 4. perturb, derange, throw out of kilter -- (throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt")
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