disturbed
disturbed Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Feeling anxious, worried, or upset about something.
"The residents were deeply disturbed by the sudden increase in neighborhood noise."
Experiencing severe emotional or psychological difficulties that affect normal behavior.
"The clinic provides specialized counseling and care for emotionally disturbed youths."
Having had its normal pattern, order, or physical state interrupted, altered, or disrupted.
"Pioneer plant species are often the first to colonize disturbed soil after a forest fire."
• verb
To interfere with the normal arrangement, functioning, or quiet of something; past tense and past participle of disturb.
"The sudden clap of thunder disturbed the baby's afternoon nap."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the verb 'disturb' plus the participial suffix '-ed'. 'Disturb' entered Middle English via Old French from the Latin 'disturbare' ('to drive asunder, throw into disorder'), composed of 'dis-' ('completely') and 'turbare' ('to agitate'), from 'turba' ('turmoil, crowd').