perturbate

[ pur-tur-beyt ]

verb (used with object)

1. perturb ( def ).

adjective

, Archaic.

1. disturbed, agitated, or unsettled; perturbed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of perturbate¹

First recorded in 1425–75; from Latin perturbātus “thrown into confusion,” past participle of perturbāre “to throw into confusion”; perturb