# disturbed

Pronunciation: say "dis-TURBD" US /dɪˈstɝbd/, UK /dɪsˈtɜːbd/

## Adjective

1. Deeply alarmed or shaken by something shocking or upsetting.
   - Simple: Very upset or shaken after seeing or hearing something shocking.
   - _The jury seemed visibly disturbed by the graphic photographs._
   - _Many readers were disturbed by the novel's brutal final chapter._
2. Affected by mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis.
   - Simple: Affected by serious mental or emotional problems.
   - _The clinic specializes in treating emotionally disturbed teenagers._
   - _A profoundly disturbed young man was admitted to the psychiatric ward overnight._
4. Having been moved, altered, or changed from an original condition.
   - Simple: Moved, mixed, or changed from its original state.
   - _The disturbed sediment made it hard to read the original layers._
   - _Excavators noted that the disturbed earth contained mixed and broken artifacts._

## Verb

3. Simple past tense and past participle of disturb. — simple past and past participle of disturb
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of disturb. Use it for something that already happened.
   - _A sudden knock disturbed the quiet of the library._
   - _The hikers disturbed a nest of wasps along the trail._

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