perturb
Pronunciation: [pərˈtɜːrb]
Word
Context: "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.
Example
The news about the upcoming test didn’t perturb her; she felt prepared.
Example
The loud noise from the construction next door did not perturb him at all.
Example
What kind of things usually perturb you when you're trying to concentrate?
Context: "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.
Example
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.
Example
How do you think the changes will perturb the results of the study?
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