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perturb
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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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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"
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perturb
 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"
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perturb
 disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"
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