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perturb [v]
 
1)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"
    Synonyms :cark disorder disquiet distract trouble unhinge 
    See Also: disturb  distraction  trouble  trouble  disquiet  anxiousness  disturbance  fluster  vex 
 
2)disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: deviate  perturbation  disruption 
 
3)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"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: deviate  perturbation 
 
4)throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"
    Synonyms :derange throw_out_of_kilter 
    See Also: disarray  derangement  fluster  disruption 
 



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