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to disturb
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
disturb
3rd person singular
disturbs
past simple
disturbed
past participle
disturbed
Examples
The unsettling images in the movie disturbed him for days afterward.
02
to alter the position or shape of something
Transitive: to disturb sth
Examples
The wind disturbed the neatly stacked pile of papers, scattering them across the room.
03
to disrupt or alter the usual order or operation of something
Transitive: to disturb a process or activity
Examples
The power outage disturbed the normal functioning of the office computers.
04
to cause inconvenience or disrupt someone’s comfort or routine
Transitive: to disturb sb/sth
Examples
I hope my early call did n’t disturb your morning routine.
Lexical Tree
disturbance
disturbed
disturber
disturb
