disturb

Study(1)

/dɪˈstɜːb/

verb 3noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

best, instant, sorry, true

VERB + DISTURB

chose, considerate, don't, going, isn't, order, won't

DISTURB + NOUN

father, friendship, i'm, optimism, others, soil, you're

PREP.

in, without

ADV.

quietly

Definitions

verb

to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.

The noisy ventilation disturbed me during the exam.

The performance was disturbed twice by a ringing mobile phone.

to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.

A mudslide disturbed the course of the river.

The trauma disturbed his mind.

to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion.

noun

disturbance

Instant without disturb they took alarm

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — destroy the peace or tranquility of

interrupt

verb — tamper with

touch

verb — change the arrangement or position of

agitate
vex
commove

verb — move deeply

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

do not disturb

Used to indicate that somebody does not wish to be disturbed, e.g. a sign on a hotel room door, or a "busy" mode of an instant messenger.

Example Bank

The noisy ventilation disturbed me during the exam.

Wiktionary

The performance was disturbed twice by a ringing mobile phone.

Wiktionary

A school of fish disturbed the water.

Wiktionary

Instant without disturb they took alarm

Wiktionary

I'll do my best not to disturb your studying.

Tatoeba · #1304

It will disturb you in your studies.

Tatoeba · #42486

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, disturb is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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