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disturbed
[ dih-sturbd ]
/ dÉȘËstÉrbd /
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adjective
marked by symptoms of mental illness: a disturbed personality.
agitated or distressed; disrupted: disturbed seas; a disturbed situation.
noun (used with a plural verb)
Usually the disturbed . persons who exhibit symptoms of neurosis or psychosis.
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OTHER WORDS FROM disturbed
un·dis·turbed, adjectiveWords nearby disturbed
distrix, distrust, distrustful, disturb, disturbance, disturbed, disturbing, disty., distyle, disubstituted, disulfate
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British Dictionary definitions for disturbed
disturbed
/ (dÉȘËstÉËbd) /
adjective
psychiatry emotionally upset, troubled, or maladjusted
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