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English verb: disturb | |||
| 1. | disturb (emotion) move deeply | ||
| Samples | This book upset me. A troubling thought. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will disturb him, The performance is likely to disturb Sue | ||
| Synonyms | trouble, upset | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affect, impress, move, strike | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | agitate, cark, charge, charge up, commove, disorder, disquiet, distract, distress, excite, jolt, perturb, rouse, trouble, turn on, unhinge | ||
| 2. | disturb (contact) change the arrangement or position of | ||
| Synonyms | agitate, commove, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beat, poke, rile, roil, scramble, toss | ||
| 3. | disturb (contact) tamper with | ||
| Samples | Don't touch my CDs!. | ||
| Synonyms | touch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | upset, violate | ||
| 4. | disturb (change) destroy the peace or tranquility of | ||
| Samples | Don't interrupt me when I'm reading. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot disturb Sue | ||
| Synonyms | interrupt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
| 5. | disturb (change) damage as if by shaking or jarring | ||
| Samples | Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | damage | ||
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