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dis·turb vt1: to destroy the tranquillity or composure of2: to throw into disordervi: to cause disturbancedisturb the peace: to cause a disturbance
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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agitate, alarm, annoy, arouse, badger, bedevil, befuddle, bewilder, bother, churn, commovere, confound, confuse, conturbare, derange, disarrange, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, dishevel, dislocate, dislodge, dismay, disorder, disorganize, disorientate, displace, displant, displease, disquiet, distemper, distract, distress, enrage, exasperate, ferment, fluster, havoc, incommode, interfere, interrupt, intrude, irk, make uneasy, meddle, molest, nettle, nonplus, outrage, overturn, perplex, perturb, perturbare, pique, plague, puzzle, rearrange, roil, rouse, ruffle, shake, shake up, startle, stir up, subvert, tamper, trouble, unbalance, unnerve, unseat, unsettle, upset, vex, worry
associated concepts: disturbing the peace, right to quiet enjoyment
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affront, aggravate (annoy), agitate (perturb), annoy, badger, bait (harass), confuse (create disorder), discommode, discompose, disconcert, discontinue (break continuity), dislocate, dislodge, disorganize, disorient, displace (remove), disrupt, distress, embarrass, evict, harass, harrow, harry (harass), hector, impair, inconvenience, interfere, interrupt, irritate, menace, mistreat, molest (annoy), muddle, obfuscate, offend (insult), perplex, persecute, perturb, pique, plague, remove (eliminate), upset
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To interfere with peaceful, normal conditions; to throw into disorder; to intrude or interrupt.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
См. также в других словарях:
Disturb — Dis*turb , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disturbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disturbing}.] [OE. desturben, destourben, OF. destorber, desturber, destourber, fr. L. disturbare, disturbatum; dis + turbare to disturb, trouble, turba disorder, tumult, crowd. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disturb — [di stʉrb′] vt. [ME distourben < OFr distourber < L disturbare, to drive asunder < dis , intens. + turbare, to disorder < turba, a crowd, mob: see TURBID] 1. to break up the quiet or serenity of; agitate (what is quiet or still) 2. to … English World dictionary
disturb — c.1300, to stop or hinder, from O.Fr. destorber (O.N.Fr. distourber) and directly from L. disturbare throw into disorder, from dis completely (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + turbare to disorder, disturb, from turba turmoil (see TURBID (Cf … Etymology dictionary
disturb — [v1] bother, upset afflict, agitate, ail, alarm, amaze, annoy, arouse, astound, badger, burn up*, complicate, confound, confuse, depress, discompose, dishearten, disrupt, distract, distress, excite, fluster, frighten, gall, grieve, harass,… … New thesaurus
disturb — ► VERB 1) interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of. 2) interrupt the sleep, relaxation, or privacy of. 3) make anxious. DERIVATIVES disturbing adjective. ORIGIN Latin disturbare, from turbare disturb … English terms dictionary
Disturb — Dis*turb , n. Disturbance. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disturb — 1 unsettle, derange, *disorder, disarrange, disorganize Analogous words: displace, *replace: shift, remove, *move: *arrest, interrupt, check: *meddle, intermeddle, interfere, tamper Contrasted words: settle, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
disturb — dis|turb [dıˈstə:b US ə:rb] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(interrupt)¦ 2¦(worry)¦ 3¦(move)¦ 4¦(change)¦ 5 disturb the peace ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: destourber, from Latin turbare to put into disorder ] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
disturb */*/ — UK [dɪˈstɜː(r)b] / US [dɪˈstɜrb] verb [transitive] Word forms disturb : present tense I/you/we/they disturb he/she/it disturbs present participle disturbing past tense disturbed past participle disturbed 1) to interrupt someone and stop them from … English dictionary
disturb — [[t]dɪstɜ͟ː(r)b[/t]] disturbs, disturbing, disturbed 1) VERB If you disturb someone, you interrupt what they are doing and upset them. [V n] Did you sleep well? I didn t want to disturb you. You looked so peaceful... [V n] Find a quiet, warm,… … English dictionary
