DISTURBS Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word disturbs. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DISTURBS
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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 | ||||||||