perturb

pərˈtɜrb

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Definition of perturb - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

emotional effect

Rare

make someone worried or anxious

Rare

The strange noise perturbed the dog..

disturb

unsettle

upset

physics

TECH.

slightly change the motion of an object

TECH.

The experiment perturbed the particle's path.

disrupt

disturb

mathematics

TECH.

make small changes to an equation or value

TECH.

We need to perturb the equation for better results.

adjust

alter

modify

astronomy

TECH.

alter the orbit of a celestial body

TECH.

The comet perturbed the planet's orbit.

disrupt

disturb

unsettle

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Origin of perturb

Latin, perturbare (disturb)

Examples of perturb in a sentence

His sudden outburst perturbed everyone in the room.
The force perturbed the satellite's orbit slightly.
A sudden gust of wind perturbed the drone's flight.
To solve the problem, we must perturb the variables.
The scientist decided to perturb the data slightly.
A nearby star perturbed the asteroid's path.

The satellite's trajectory was perturbed by gravitational forces.

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French:troubler, modifier, ...
German:beunruhigen, stören, ...
Italian:turbare, perturbare, ...
Spanish:perturbar, alterar, ...
Portuguese:perturbar, alterar, ...
Chinese:使不安, 扰动, ...
Japanese:不安にさせる, 変える, ...
Arabic:أَقْلَقَ, شَوَّشَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַדְאִיג, לְשַׁנּוֹת מְעַט, ...
Russian:тревожить, изменять, ...
Ukrainian:турбувати, змінювати, ...
Hindi:चिंतित करना, थोड़ा बदलना, ...
Bengali:বিরক্ত করা, পরিবর্তন করা, ...
Catalan:pertorbar, alterar, ...
Czech:znepokojit, narušit, ...
Danish:forstyrre, ændre lidt, ...
Dutch:verontrusten, verstoren, ...
Greek:αναστατώνω, διαταράσσω, ...
Hungarian:nyugtalanítani, perturbálni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យព្រួយបារម្ភ, រំខាន, ...
Korean:불안하게 하다, 변화시키다, ...
Persian:نگران کردن, مختل کرد, ...
Polish:niepokoić, zakłócić, ...
Portuguese (BR):perturbar, alterar, ...
Romanian:a neliniști, a perturba, ...
Swedish:oroa, perturbera, ...
Thai:ทำให้กังวล, เปลี่ยนแปลง, ...
Turkish:endişelendirmek, hafifçe değiştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:làm lo lắng, làm thay đổi, ...

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