Meaning & use
perturbed
Worried, unsettled, or bothered by something.
See it in a sentence
Ravi looked perturbed when the map no longer matched the path.
She was perturbed by the unexplained change in the rehearsal schedule.
A note on using this word
Use 'perturbed by' a cause or 'perturbed about' a situation. It is more formal than bothered and need not suggest panic.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
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