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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Was it the bruise on his forehead that had perturbed his manner just now when he entered the Exchange?
From Lady Baltimore by Owen Wister
Dennis, wondering what had perturbed him, took a step forward, then started back in a cold shiver.
From With Drake on the Spanish Main by Herbert Strang
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 F. (Friedrich) Bente
Their faces did not talk, was his thought; although ten to one was a fair bet that they were informed with the same knowledge that had perturbed Oh Dear.
From The Little Lady of the Big House by Jack London
But the Young Man, whose mind was miles away from all such trifling things, continued to press him anxiously without so much as noticing that he had perturbed his Senior.
From On Nothing and Kindred Subjects by Hilaire Belloc
