perturb
Day 31Level 2per-TURB
disturb greatly
to disturb greatly
Part of Speech: verb
Synonyms:
upset, unsettle, irritate
Antonyms:
soothe, calm, please
Example Sentence:
Senate were seemingly among the least perturbed by King's assassination.
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