perturbation

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noun

1. an unhappy and worried mental state (Freq. 2)
- there was too much anger and disturbance
- she didn't realize the upset she caused me
• Syn:
disturbance, upset
• Derivationally related forms:
upset (for: upset), perturb, disturb (for: disturbance)
• Hypernyms:
agitation
2. (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly
• Derivationally related forms:
perturb
• Topics:
physics, natural philosophy
• Hypernyms:
influence
• Hyponyms:
variation
3. activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
- the term 'distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset
- he looked around for the source of the disturbance
- there was a disturbance of neural function
• Syn:
disturbance
• Hypernyms:
activity
• Hyponyms:
fuss, trouble, bother, hassle, magnetic storm
4. a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset
• Syn:
fluster
• Derivationally related forms:
fluster (for: fluster), perturb
• Hypernyms:
discomposure
5. the act of causing disorder
• Syn:
disruption
• Derivationally related forms:
perturb, disrupt (for: disruption)
• Hypernyms:
disturbance
• Hyponyms:
dislocation, breakdown, surprise, surprisal

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  disruption, fluster, disturbance, upset