disturbed

[ dih-sturbd ]
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adjective
  1. marked by symptoms of mental illness: a disturbed personality.

  2. agitated or distressed; disrupted: disturbed seas; a disturbed situation.

noun(used with a plural verb)
  1. Usually the disturbed . persons who exhibit symptoms of neurosis or psychosis.

Origin of disturbed

1
First recorded in 1585–95; disturb + -ed2

Other words from disturbed

  • un·dis·turbed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for disturbed

disturbed

/ (dɪˈstɜːbd) /


adjective
  1. psychiatry emotionally upset, troubled, or maladjusted

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