Antonyms for disturb
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-sturb |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈstɜrb |
Definition of disturb
Origin :- c.1300, "to stop or hinder," from Old French destorber (Old North French distourber) and directly from Latin disturbare "throw into disorder," from dis- "completely" (see dis-) + turbare "to disorder, disturb," from turba "turmoil" (see turbid).
- Meaning "to frighten" is late 13c.; that of "to stir up, agitate" is c.1300. Related: Disturbed; disturbing; disturbingly. Middle English also had distourbler (n.) "one who disturbs or incites" (late 14c.).
- verb bother, upset
- verb disorder; dislocate
- When they do not disturb him with earthly medicines, he is quiet and happy.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- If, however great the cause, I fret myself I disturb the right conditions.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- It could disturb no one if Mrs. Roberts tried her little experiment.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- No other noise could disturb us but the cackling of hens and the quacking of ducks.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- Perhaps superior; for, above the sky, there would be angels to disturb him.
- Extract from : « The Man of Adamant » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Sir, it will stun you; and you should have nothing to disturb you in the state of health you are in.
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- Do not disturb the prestige which belongs to a distant and unfamiliar power.
- Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
- The carpenter Andrew would like to speak to you, Mrs. Ritter, if it will not disturb you too much.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
- This did not disturb Kingozi in the least: indeed he did not see it.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- The Leopard Woman kept her tent; but he did not offer to disturb her.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
Synonyms for disturb
- afflict
- agitate
- ail
- alarm
- amaze
- annoy
- arouse
- astound
- badger
- burn up
- complicate
- confound
- confuse
- depress
- derange
- disarrange
- disarray
- discompose
- dishearten
- disorganize
- displace
- disrupt
- distort
- distract
- distress
- excite
- fluster
- foul up
- frighten
- gall
- grieve
- harass
- interfere
- interrupt
- intrude
- irk
- irritate
- jumble
- louse up
- make uneasy
- mess up
- mix up
- molest
- move
- muddle
- outrage
- pain
- perplex
- perturb
- pester
- pique
- plague
- provoke
- puzzle
- rattle
- remove
- replace
- rouse
- ruffle
- shake
- shake up
- shift
- startle
- tamper
- tire
- trouble
- unhinge
- unnerve
- unsettle
- upset
- vex
- worry
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