perturb
verb (used with object)
to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
Example Sentences
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The last is especially perturbing to the family dog, Starbuck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
I was especially struck by an extremely perturbing exchange between the two, about what appears to be Summers’ embattled pursuit of a woman.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
And though it’s also perturbing, it’s nice to watch something where even the darkness isn’t synthetic.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2025
Changes in the spin state can be observed by shining a laser through the material to see how many defects are "on" or "off" after perturbing them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2023
But we have also been perturbing the climate in the opposite sense.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
