[verb] 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" Synonyms: unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder
[verb] disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"
[verb] 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"
[verb] throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt" Synonyms: derange, throw out of kilter
