perturb
Prononciation : [pərˈtɜːrb]
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Contexte : « emotions »
(verb) to make someone feel worried or upset. If something happens that bothers you or makes you anxious, you can say it perturbs you.
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The news about the upcoming test didn’t perturb her; she felt prepared.
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The loud noise from the construction next door did not perturb him at all.
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What kind of things usually perturb you when you're trying to concentrate?
Contexte : « science »
(verb) to disturb a system or process, causing it to change in a way that’s not expected. It’s like making something behave differently than it normally would.
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The scientists wanted to perturb the chemical mixture to see how it would react.
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They tried not to perturb the experiment by keeping all conditions the same.
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How do you think the changes will perturb the results of the study?
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