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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /dɪˈstɜːrb/ · UK /dɪˈstɜːb/
Forms: disturbed
disturb means: To interrupt someone while they are working, resting, or doing something else.
verb
To interrupt someone while they are working, resting, or doing something else.
- Please do not disturb me.
- The ringing phone disturbed her sleep.
- Did we disturb you while you were studying?
To break the calm or steady state of something.
- A shout disturbed the silence.
- Falling leaves disturbed the smooth surface of the pond.
- The sudden change disturbed the balance of the whole system.
To touch or move something that should stay where it is.
- Do not disturb the nest.
- Someone had disturbed the papers on my desk.
- The roots were disturbed when we moved the plant.
To change the direction or course that something would normally take.
- The landslide disturbed the river’s course.
- New barriers disturbed the flow, sending water into a different channel.
- Rocks had disturbed the current and redirected it toward the bank.
Questions about disturb
What does disturb mean?
To interrupt someone while they are working, resting, or doing something else.
What is disturb in other languages?
Türkçe: rahatsız etmek · Español: molestar · Français: déranger · Deutsch: stören · Italiano: disturbare · 日本語: 邪魔する
How do you pronounce disturb?
In American English /dɪˈstɜːrb/; in British English /dɪˈstɜːb/.
How do you use disturb in a sentence?
Please do not disturb me. The ringing phone disturbed her sleep.
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