disturbed
pronunciation
How to pronounce disturbed in British English:
UK [dɪˈstɜ:bd]
How to pronounce disturbed in American English:
US [dɪˈstɜrbd]
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- Adjective:
- having the place or position changed
- afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
- emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships
- lacking order or stability
- affected with madness or insanity
Word Origin
- disturbed (adj.)
- past participle adjective from disturb. Meaning "emotionally or mentally unstable" is from 1904.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Some of the attacks disturbed even other hackers .
- 2. But the harder I tried , the more disturbed my mind was .
- 3. He said the findings disturbed him .
- 4. B passed a disturbed night , with the radio mute beside his bed .
- 5. The news disturbed investors because of the unilateral nature of germany 's action .