perturbing
perturbing Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Causing anxiety, uneasiness, or mental agitation; unsettling or disturbing.
"The audit uncovered several perturbing discrepancies in the quarterly financial records."
• verb
To make someone anxious, unsettled, or mentally agitated (present participle of perturb).
"The sudden drop in atmospheric pressure was perturbing the seasoned crew."
To alter or cause a deviation in the regular state, path, or equilibrium of a physical system or celestial orbit (present participle of perturb).
"The gravitational pull of Jupiter was slightly perturbing the trajectory of the passing comet."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the verb 'perturb' plus '-ing'; 'perturb' comes via Old French from Latin 'perturbare' ('to confuse or disturb thoroughly'), from 'per-' ('thoroughly') and 'turbare' ('to disturb or agitate').
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