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disturb
What does disturb mean?
disturb (verb): destroy the peace or tranquility of.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use disturb in a sentence?
How do you pronounce disturb?
/dɪˈstɝb/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does disturb come from?
From Middle English destourben, from Anglo-Norman distourber and Old French destorber.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of disturb?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “disturb”?
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What does “disturb” mean?
to collect normally separate things
Not quite: that's what gather means.
destroy the peace or tranquility of
Right! That's what “disturb” means.
refer for judgment or consideration
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make a logical or causal connection
Not quite: that's what relate means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “disturb”?
challenge
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represent
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recommend
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interrupt
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