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English adjective: disturbed

1. disturbed having the place or position changed


SamplesThe disturbed books and papers on her desk.
Disturbed grass showed where the horse had passed.


Similardisarranged


Antonymsarranged, ordered

2. disturbed afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief


SamplesToo upset to say anything.
Spent many disquieted moments.
Distressed about her son's leaving home.
Lapsed into disturbed sleep.
Worried parents.
A worried frown.
One last worried check of the sleeping children.


Synonymsdisquieted, distressed, upset, worried


Similartroubled


Antonymsuntroubled

3. disturbed emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships


Synonymsmaladjusted


Similarneurotic, psychoneurotic


Antonymsunneurotic

4. disturbed affected with madness or insanity


SamplesA man who had gone mad.


Synonymsbrainsick, crazy, demented, mad, sick, unbalanced, unhinged


Similarinsane


Antonymssane









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