perturb
verb (used with object)
to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
Example Sentences
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The last is especially perturbing to the family dog, Starbuck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
I was especially struck by an extremely perturbing exchange between the two, about what appears to be Summers’ embattled pursuit of a woman.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
By combining this data with gene expression analysis and the known effects of perturbing specific genes, scientists have ascribed functions to such chromatin marks.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2024
It’s a perturbing relationship; I feel as though my continued shunning of organized religion has in a sense estranged me from the memory of some very important people.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2024
We are perturbing our poor planet in serious and contradictory ways.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
