| Main Entry: | disturb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, upset |
Synonyms: |
afflict, agitate, ail, alarm, amaze, annoy, arouse, astound, badger, burn up, complicate, confound, confuse, depress, discompose, dishearten, disrupt, distract, distress, excite, fluster, frighten, gall, grieve, harass, interfere, interrupt, intrude, irk, irritate, make uneasy, molest, muddle, outrage, pain, perplex, perturb, pester, pique, plague, provoke, puzzle, rattle, rouse, ruffle, shake, shake up, startle, tire, trouble, unhinge, unnerve, unsettle, vex, worry |
| Notes: | disturb is based on Latin turba 'tumult' and disturb applies better to physical agitation and perturb to mental agitation |
Antonyms: |
appease, calm, comfort, pacify, quiet, reassure, soothe |
| Main Entry: | disturb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disorder; dislocate |
Synonyms: |
confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, disorganize, displace, distort, foul up, interfere, jumble, louse up, mess up, mix up, move, muddle, remove, replace, shift, tamper, unsettle, upset |
Antonyms: |
arrange, locate, order, organize, sort |
| Main Entry: | disturbed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disturbed physically |
Synonyms: |
confused, disordered, disorganized, disrupted, upset |
| Main Entry: | disturbed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disturbed mentally |
Synonyms: |
agitated, disquieted, neurotic, troubled, upset |
| Main Entry: | acerbate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exasperate |
Synonyms: |
aggravate, annoy, disturb, perturb, provoke, rattle one's cage |
| Main Entry: | affect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | influence, affect emotionally |
Synonyms: |
act on, alter, change, disturb, impinge, impress, induce, influence, inspire, interest, involve, modify, move, overcome, perturb, prevail, regard, relate, stir, sway, touch, transform, upset |
| Notes: | as a noun, affect means 'a feeling or emotion,' whereas effect means 'the result or consequence of some action or process'; as a verb, to affect means 'to exert an influence upon,' and implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction, whereas to effect means 'to bring about as a result' effect is a noun referring to a thing, but if you mean an action, that is affect; if you want the verb meaning 'achieve, bring about,' that is effect |
| Main Entry: | afraid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fearful |
Synonyms: |
abashed, aghast, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, aroused, blanched, cowardly, cowed, daunted, discouraged, disheartened, dismayed, distressed, disturbed, faint-hearted, frightened, frozen, have cold feet, horrified, in awe, intimidated, nervous, panic-stricken, perplexed, perturbed, petrified, rattled, run scared, scared, scared stiff, scared to death, shocked, spooked, startled, stunned, suspicious, terrified, terror-stricken, timid, timorous, trembling, upset, worried |
Antonyms: |
bold, brave, composed, confident, cool, courageous, fearless, heroic, intrepid, unafraid, undaunted, valiant |
| Main Entry: | aggrieved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very distressed |
Synonyms: |
afflicted, depressed, disturbed, grieving, harmed, hurt, injured, oppressed, pained, peeved, persecuted, saddened, unhappy, woeful, wronged |
Antonyms: |
happy, pleased |
| Main Entry: | agitate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shake physically |
Synonyms: |
beat, churn, concuss, convulse, disturb, rock, rouse, stir, toss |
Antonyms: |
calm, lull, quiet, soothe, tranquilize |
| Main Entry: | agitate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disturb, trouble someone |
Synonyms: |
alarm, argue, arouse, bug up, bug*, burn up, confuse, craze*, debate, discompose, disconcert, discuss, dispute, disquiet, distract, disturb, egg on, examine, excite, ferment, flurry, fluster, get to, incite, inflame, make flip, move, perturb, psych, push buttons, rouse, ruffle, spook, stimulate, stir, trouble, turn on, unhinge, upset, ventilate, work up, worry |
Antonyms: |
calm, not bother, quiet, soothe |