disturb — to interrupt someone or interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of something
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to interrupt someone or interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of something
Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪˈstɜːrb/
Korean meaning: 방해하다, 교란하다, 괴롭히다
Korean pronunciation: 디**스터**브
Example Sentences
- My cat loves to disturb my Zoom meetings by walking across the keyboard.
- The construction noise disturbed the entire neighborhood.
- Don't disturb a sleeping dragon... or your mom before her morning coffee.
disturb
VERB//dɪˈstɜːrb//
to interrupt someone or interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of something
A loud noise suddenly disturbs a person who is trying to study quietly.
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Do not disturb the calm unless you want the whole peace perturbed.
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Origin
From Latin 'disturbare', composed of the prefix 'dis-' (apart, away) and 'turbare' (to throw into confusion, disorder), which itself derives from 'turba' meaning crowd or tumult.
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“My cat loves to disturb my Zoom meetings by walking across the keyboard.”
“The construction noise disturbed the entire neighborhood.”
“Don't disturb a sleeping dragon... or your mom before her morning coffee.”
“The news about climate change deeply disturbed the young activists.”
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