Definition for Disturb:

• To throw into confusion: to agitate: to disquiet: to interrupt.

Synonyms for Disturb:

• n.

  •
  • rock.
  •
  • bug.
  •
  • disarray.
  •alarm (noun)
  • startle.
  •disturb (noun)
  • stir up,
  • raise up.

• v.

  •aggravate (verb)
  • envenom,
  • needle,
  • bait,
  • torment,
  • badger,
  • rankle,
  • hassle,
  • infuriate,
  • antagonize,
  • annoy,
  • arouse,
  • enrage,
  • bedevil.
  •bother, upset (verb)
  • alarm,
  • perplex,
  • plague,
  • astound,
  • interfere,
  • afflict,
  • amaze,
  • dishearten,
  • outrage,
  • pain,
  • ail,
  • gall,
  • unhinge,
  • pique,
  • complicate,
  • frighten,
  • confuse,
  • unnerve,
  • confound.
  •chafe (verb)
  • aggravate,
  • chafe,
  • scrape,
  • resist,
  • rub,
  • abrade,
  • rasp,
  • scrub,
  • grate,
  • wear,
  • grind.
  •derange (verb)
  • disarrange,
  • scramble,
  • tamper,
  • botch,
  • rumple,
  • ferment,
  • ripple,
  • capsize,
  • roil,
  • meddle,
  • roughen,
  • clutter,
  • mess,
  • churn,
  • blur,
  • hash,
  • swirl,
  • tousle,
  • whisk,
  • whip,
  • dishevel,
  • scatter.
  •disorder; dislocate (verb)
  • distort,
  • replace,
  • louse up.
  •displease (verb)
  • anger,
  • scandalize,
  • aggrieve,
  • repel,
  • disappoint,
  • displease.
  •frighten (verb)
  • horrify,
  • scare,
  • intimidate,
  • terrify,
  • set on edge,
  • threaten,
  • panic,
  • haunt,
  • petrify.
  •repeat (verb)
  • harp on.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • daunt,
  • devastate,
  • shush,
  • sadden,
  • shackle,
  • belong,
  • restrain,
  • waylay,
  • impress,
  • weigh on,
  • niggle.
  •
  • blacklist,
  • oppress,
  • unbalance,
  • screw up,
  • monopolize,
  • assail,
  • prevent,
  • thwart.
  •
  • foil,
  • jangle,
  • ill,
  • sandbag.
  •
  • muzzle.
  •agitate
  • burn up,
  • work up,
  • get to,
  • PSYCH.
  •butt in
  • burst in,
  • interject.
  •confuse
  • discombobulate,
  • throw,
  • get.
  •derange
  • Dement.
  •dismay
  • mystify.
  •disoblige
  • put about.
  •disturb
  • faze.
  •embroil
  • encumber.
  •excite
  • foment.
  •heckle
  • heckle.
  •interrupt
  • chime in.
  •irritate
  • rub the wrong way,
  • get under skin.
  •move
  • relocate,
  • get going.
  •put out
  • impose upon.
  •shake up
  • churn up.
  •worry
  • concern oneself.

Paraphrases for Disturb:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, base form
    perturb.

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    bother, distort, interrupt, upset, undermine, impair, interfere, impede, hinder, obstruct, hamper, affect, destabilize, annoy, jeopardize, intrude, derail, alter, embarrass, harass, inconvenience, spoil, confuse, trouble, infringe, frustrate, inhibit, ruin, destroy, distract, offend, disturbance, degrade, harm, destabilise, displace, violate, threaten, jeopardise, mind, break, prejudice, subvert, prejudge, endanger, erode, disappoint, contravene, constrain, vitiate, sabotage, discontinue, tamper, modify.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    disrupt.

Antonyms for Disturb:

• v.

  • bother, upset
    bore, lull, compose, help, calm, appease, assist, exhilarate, order, encourage, clear up, delight, comfort, locate, arrange, cheer, please, tranquilize, enlighten, make happy, gladden, sort, explain, aid, soothe, reassure, pacify, placate, organize, quiet, clarify.
  • disorder; dislocate
    fix, remain, leave alone, stay.
  • Other antonyms:
    ease, queue, implant, tidy, assort, place, content, dispose, draw up, moor, array, leave, systematize, freeze, smooth, anchor, facilitate, set, secure, slight, unscramble, line, make up, allay, groom, adjust, codify, classify, group, favor, forget, lodge, disregard, stabilize, abet, spruce, ignore, straighten, embed, systemize, ingrain, regulate, entrench, range, root, align, alleviate.

Homophones for Disturb:

• disc drive, doctor up, disk drive, dystrophy.

Hypernym for Disturb:

• v.

  • contact
    violate, upset.
  • emotion
    excite, perturb, charge up, cark, disquiet, jolt, distract, agitate, turn on, charge, distress, trouble, disorder, commove, unhinge, rouse.

Hyponym for Disturb:

• v.

  • change
    damage.
  • contact
    alter, modify, change.
  • emotion
    affect, move, impress, strike.