perturb
verb (used with object)
to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
had perturbed
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past perfectof perturb.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The question that had perturbed Pierre on the Mozhaysk hill and all that day now seemed to him quite clear and completely solved.
From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
The re-modelling operations of the late Rump had perturbed his Army considerably, displacing or degrading officers he liked, and inserting or promoting officers he did not want.
From The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 by Masson, David
The conversation had perturbed her; she went away in a very unwonted frame of mind, beset with troublesome fancies and misgivings.
From The Crown of Life by Gissing, George
Although outwardly impassive, he had been watching her intently, and it was his eyes that had perturbed her more than anything in that court.
From The Snare by Sabatini, Rafael
Brenz regarded this as an evidence of the extent to which the Augustana had perturbed the opponents, leaving them utterly helpless.
From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by Bente, F. (Friedrich)
