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DISTURBS Synonyms

There are 44 synonyms of the word disturbs. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word disturbs. (close relations)
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agitates
verbv
verb

• try to stir up public opinion

• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

• move very slightly

• move or cause to move back and forth

• change the arrangement or position of

alarms
verb, nounv, n
noun

• fear resulting from the awareness of danger

• a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event

• an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

• a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time

verb

• fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

• warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness

annoys
verbv
verb

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

bothers
verbv
noun

• an angry disturbance

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

verb

• take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

• intrude or enter uninvited

• make nervous or agitated

• make confused or perplexed or puzzled

confuses
verbv
verb

• mistake one thing for another

• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

• cause to feel embarrassment

• assemble without order or sense

• make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

deranges
verbv
verb

• derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane

• throw into great confusion or disorder

disarrays
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

• untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)

verb

• bring disorder to

discombobulates
verbv
verb

• cause to be confused emotionally

• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

discomfits
verbv
verb

• cause to lose one's composure

discomposes
verbv
verb

• cause to lose one's composure

disconcerts
verbv
verb

• cause to feel embarrassment

• cause to lose one's composure

discontents
nounn
adjective

• showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing

noun

• a longing for something better than the present situation

verb

• make dissatisfied

disheartens
verbv
verb

• take away the enthusiasm of

dismays
verbv
noun

• the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

• fear resulting from the awareness of danger

verb

• lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

• fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

disorients
verbv
verb

• cause to be lost or disoriented

disquiets
verbv
noun

• a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments

• the trait of seeming ill at ease

verb

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

distresses
verbv
noun

• psychological suffering

• a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)

• extreme physical pain

• the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim

verb

• bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

• cause mental pain to

flusters
verbv
noun

• a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset

verb

• be flustered; behave in a confused manner

• cause to be nervous or upset

frets
verb, nounv, n
noun

• agitation resulting from active worry

• a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion

• an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)

• a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch

verb

• worry unnecessarily or excessively

• be agitated or irritated

• provide (a musical instrument) with frets

• become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

• cause annoyance in

• gnaw into; make resentful or angry

• carve a pattern into

• decorate with an interlaced design

• be too tight; rub or press

• cause friction

• remove soil or rock

• wear away or erode

frightens
verbv
verb

• cause fear in

Best Hypernyms For DISTURBS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for disturbs, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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move act affect alter change damage displace impress modify strike

Alternatives for AGITATES

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