disturb
verb (used with object)
to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
has disturbed
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present perfectof disturb (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This has disturbed some officials in the administration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
She explained that geological activity such as mountain building and continental rifting has disturbed many older rocks, making them more difficult to analyze.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
Heizer has tried to preserve what he has disturbed.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2022
Welsh Water said the high demand for water following the "extreme heat warning has disturbed small amounts of sediment in the network leading to discoloured water".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2022
“So you’ll have to take a boat. Crocodile Guts’s boat was pulled up on a sandbank when he died. I doubt whether anyone has disturbed it.”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
