perturb
verb (used with object)
to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
perturbs
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present tense formof perturb (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The main problem with room temperature is thermal noise, which perturbs delicate quantum dynamics.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 14, 2024
Perhaps this marks the beginning of a pop culture reconsideration of America’s role in the war, adding nuance that perturbs the accepted heroic narrative.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
He’s become an itinerant street performer who rivets and perturbs spectators with his uncanny ability to reproduce the physical appearance of anyone in his audience.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2022
There are indeed magnetic anomaly stripes that go through Iceland, although the activity of the island's volcanoes perturbs those stripes, so they are hard to follow.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 20, 2020
You did not, nor will you fancy," pursued he, "that a saint in heaven perturbs herself with rivalries of earth?
From Villette by Charlotte Brontë
