perturbed

Definitions  ·  Examples  ·  Pronunciations  ·  Etymologies  ·  Related  ·  Statistics  ·  Comments  · 
“
Red Shirt was greatly perturbed, and stuttered out; "Say, don't do anything so rash as that.

View all »
Examples (50)

  • She was not elated at the prospect of appearing at a Government function; neither was she perturbed, and she went about her duties as usual. —  Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary
  • I noticed with interest that his cheekbones became slightly purple when he was severely perturbed, and his eyes bulged slightly. —  The Beekeeper’s Apprentice - Laurie R. King - Russell-Holmes 01
  • His manner was unusually perturbed, and he looked around the room as though in search of some one The instant he appeared, Bertha exclaimed, "Oh, M. de Bois! —  Fairy Fingers A Novel
  • And if you are perturbed, as I have been perturbed, let me whisper to you the exhortation of the bankrupt to the terrestrial globe Never you mind. —  The Lowest Rung Together with The Hand on the Latch, St. Luke's Summer and The Understudy
  • He was very unhappy and perturbed, and he plainly told me that he feared all Europe would be in a blaze before we were a fortnight older. —  1914
More examples »
 

Tags

perturbed hasn't been tagged yet.

Sign up or sign in to add tags.

Stats

This word has been looked up 64 times.

stop updating
On Twitter

Photos from

flickr images
 

Pronunciations
Record your own »

If you'd like to prod us on getting a pronunciation for this word, sign in (or sign up) and let us know.

Charts
frequency chart

Bubble size: how much this word was used in a year

Bubble height: used more or less than expected, vs. all uses evenly distributed

You can expect to see this word about twice a month.

Recently looked up

Persea · wadna · plaace · biddy · irb

Recent Favorites

pygopagus · sanglant · Astacus · sweetbread · qualms

Recent Pronunciations

wub wub · merch · these grunts every eight hours · haul it off to our darkest dungeon · send for a doctor