perturb
verb (used with object)
to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
have perturbed
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present perfectof perturb.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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Although not as destructive as the impact that killed off the dinosaurs, the strikes would have perturbed the global climate and caused local extinctions.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 19, 2023
The message may have perturbed some fans who were thinking “we’ve been stepping back for the past 17 years!” but it did temper expectations and likely extended his career.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
This doesn’t seem to have perturbed his supporters in the slightest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2015
His writings have perturbed many Muslims, as have his attacks on hypocrisy and fractiousness in the Muslim world.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2011
A French ship in our waters and not as a prize Might once have perturbed British Valour and Beauty.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 22, 1891 by Various
