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/
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.
Do not disturb the calm unless you want the whole peace perturbed.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
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.
Breakdown
dis- (apart, away) + turb (throw into disorder) + -ation/-ance = disturb (to throw into disorder, to interrupt)
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📝Examples
“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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