Perturb

verb

pɜr'tərb

Verb

throw into great confusion or disorder
“Fundamentalists threaten to perturb the social order”
Similar:Derange
Type of:DisorderDisarray
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”
Similar:CarkDisorderDisquietDistract Trouble
Type of:UpsetTroubleDisturb
cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull
“The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet”
Type of:Deviate
disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom
“The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion”
Type of:Deviate