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perturb: throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"; disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"; cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"; disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"

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dishevel collapse

discommode collapse

unhinge collapse: remove the hinges from; "unhinge the door"

disorient collapse: cause to be lost or disoriented

abash collapse

roughen collapse: make rough or rougher; "roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other"

befuddle collapse: make stupid with alcohol

derange collapse

discombobulate collapse

psych collapse

frighten collapse: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"; drive out by frightening

addle collapse: become rotten; "addled eggs"; mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"

disarrange collapse: disturb the arrangement of; "disarrange the papers"; destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk"

demoralize collapse: confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"

unnerve collapse

electrify collapse: equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance"; charge (a conductor) with electricity; excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us"

unsettle collapse

rumple collapse: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle"

dismay collapse: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"

bewilder collapse: cause to be confused emotionally

ball up collapse

distract collapse: draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"

vex collapse: subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"

irk collapse

startle collapse: a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"; to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"; move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

ail collapse: be unwell, ill, or ill disposed

rile collapse

discomfort collapse: an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress; the state of being tense and feeling pain

disconcert collapse

disorganize collapse: remove the organization from

discomfit collapse

embarrass collapse: cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

spook collapse: frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action; "The noise spooked the horse"

harry collapse: make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes

flummox collapse

shatter collapse: break into many pieces; "The wine glass shattered"; break into many pieces; "shatter the plate"

nettle collapse: any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae); sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

becloud collapse

bedazzle collapse

churn collapse: a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk; stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter; be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"

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