Definition of perturb - WordReference.com Dictionary

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perturb
A	verb
	1	perturb, derange, throw out of kilter
			throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚disorder; disarray ╚perturb, derange, throw out of kilter
	2	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"
		Category Tree: affect; impress; move; strike ╚disturb; upset; trouble ╚perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder ╚worry; vex
	3	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"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚send; direct ╚divert ╚deviate ╚perturb
	4	perturb
			disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚send; direct ╚divert ╚deviate ╚perturb

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