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disturbed

/dɪsˈtɝbd/adjective2 syllables

Disturbed means: affected with madness or insanity.

Synonyms for disturbed17

adjective, as in affected with madness or insanity

brainsick, crazy, demented, mad, sick, unbalanced, unhinged, insane

adjective, as in afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

disquieted, distressed, upset, worried, troubled

adjective, as in emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships

maladjusted, neurotic, psychoneurotic

adjective, as in having the place or position changed

disarranged

What does disturbed mean?4

adjective

1

affected with madness or insanity“a man who had gone mad”

2

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief“too upset to say anything”

3

emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships

4

having the place or position changed“the disturbed books and papers on her desk”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with disturbed?1

three syllables

undisturbed
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Disturbed in a sentence

  • She went to her room in tears, and asked not to be disturbed.glossboss
  • His face was disturbed and troubled, while his clothes were disarranged and untidy.Hybrid
  • People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.Adelpa
  • The soot, which had not been disturbed for centuries, showered down the huge chimneys.Hybrid
  • He doesn't want things disturbed in his garage.Amastan
  • The spectre's voice disturbed the very marrow in his bones.Hybrid
  • The president's mind was seriously disturbed after the failed coup attempt.AlanF_US
  • He doesn't want things disturbed in his room.Amastan

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