disturbed 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of disturbednext
1
as in troubled

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2
as in disordered

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disturbed

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verb

past tense of disturb
1
as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy all that talk of war disturbed us

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2
as in removed
to change the place or position of the items on her desk had been disturbed by someone

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3
as in disrupted
to undo the proper order or arrangement of her careful filing system is sure to be disturbed during the move

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4
as in bothered
to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation sorry to disturb you while you're working

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5
as in weighed
to cause discomfort to or trouble for please do not disturb yourself—I'll get my own drink

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Recent Examples of disturbed
Adjective
In the series finale, Bill is shot and killed by his disturbed neighbor, Carl (Carlos Jacott). — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026 As reported by at the time by CBS Chicago's Jim Avila, the grave was over 5 feet deep and 6 feet wide, and was discovered after heavy rains washed away part of the freshly disturbed ground. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 June 2026
Verb
Home to North America’s tallest mountain, Denali's six million acres of wilderness are disturbed by only one road. — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 The first trailer stars Keitel drinking in a bar, while the second sees DeVito’s sleep getting disturbed by a phone call. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for disturbed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disturbed
  1. troubled
  2. disordered
  3. alarmed
  4. removed
  5. disrupted
  6. bothered
  7. weighed
  8. agitated
Adjective
  • The movie follows Gugino as a grieving woman who takes in her troubled nephew, but their lives are upended when an otherworldly entity begins hunting him.
    — Scott Huver, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • Seeking a fresh start, Ellie moves into a house on Delaney Row hoping to leave her troubled past behind, only to discover that her new home is steeped in dark secrets and unsettling mysteries.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
Definition of troubled
Adjective
  • Studies have found that Black college women, as a group, report greater body satisfaction and lower rates of disordered eating than white women of comparable weight.
    — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Research shows that such bodily scrutiny is already damaging transgender youth and that bodily shame can significantly affect young people’s mental health, leading to disordered eating and other physical and psychological harm.
    — Megan Gandy, The Conversation, 1 July 2026
Definition of disordered
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  • Those measures, however, have alarmed privacy advocates, who argue that age-gating the internet would affect all users — not just children.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 30 June 2026
  • That’s alarmed the National Union of Healthcare Workers, which represents about 400 nurses and staff at two psychiatric hospitals in Sacramento.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
Definition of alarmed
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  • If a shrub is causing safety issues, is diseased, or is causing damage to structures, it should be removed.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
  • The New York Post also confirmed the suspension earlier on Saturday, citing internal police documents that state Scheublin was removed from his position on Tuesday, June 30.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Definition of removed
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  • The dangerous temperatures have already disrupted several events scheduled for Friday.
    — Erin McGarry, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • The overlap of two warming patterns — one regional and one climate-scale — could compound stress on marine food webs that have already been repeatedly disrupted over the past decade.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of disrupted
Verb
  • Maybe Bill Plaschke would be aware of that, and give due credit, if his hometown major newspaper bothered to have a dedicated correspondent covering one of the city’s NBA teams.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • For all the breathless coverage devoted to celebrity engagements, weddings, and whirlwind divorces, some of Hollywood’s most enduring love stories involve couples who never bothered with the paperwork.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
Definition of bothered
Verb
  • Taft, who was the 27th president and nearly 6 feet tall, weighed around 300 pounds, according to the Supreme Court of Ohio.
    — Emily Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
  • Casper O'Brien, 7, weighed 255 pounds at the time of his death, police said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of weighed
Adjective
  • People with heat stroke can feel confused, unable to speak properly and agitated.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
  • However, first base umpire Todd Tichenor tossed the agitated second baseman after Chisholm spiked his helmet toward home plate.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
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