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Disturbed

/dɪsˈtɜːbd/

To confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.

📖 Definitions of "Disturbed"

verb

1
To confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
"A school of fish disturbed the water."
2
To divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.
"A mudslide disturbed the course of the river."
3
To have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion.
"A disturbing film that tries to explore the mind of a serial killer."

adjective

20 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
distressed	Anxious or uneasy.
troubled	Anxious, worried, careworn.
disquieted	Uneasy; uncomfortable.
unstableverb	Not stable.
sickverb	(less common in the UK and Ireland) In poor health; ill.
worried	Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
madverb	(chiefly US; informal in UK and Ireland) Angry, annoyed.
upsetverb	(of a person, predicative only) Angry, distressed, or unhappy
unhinged	(figuratively, usually humorous) Mentally ill or unstable; deranged; insane.
neuroticnoun	(informal) Overly anxious.
demented	Insane; mentally ill.
unsettled	Not in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change.
insane	Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
crazynoun	Very excited or enthusiastic.
brainsick	Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.
maladjusted	Badly adjusted to the demands and stresses of daily living; unable to cope.
distracted	having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary)
disarranged	having the arrangement disturbed; not in order
unbalanced	not balanced, without equilibrium
psychoneuroticnoun	Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
demented	Insane; mentally ill.
unhinged	(figuratively, usually humorous) Mentally ill or unstable; deranged; insane.
brainsick	Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.
crazynoun	Very excited or enthusiastic.
madverb	(now colloquial US, Jamaica) To madden, to anger, to frustrate.
insane	Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
neuroticnoun	(informal) Overly anxious.
sickverb	(British, Australia, colloquial) To vomit.
psychoneuroticnoun	Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis.
worriedverb	Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
upsetverb	(uncountable) Disturbance or disruption.
distressed	Anxious or uneasy.
troubled	Anxious, worried, careworn.
unsettled	Not in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change.
distractedverb	having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary)
unstableverb	Not stable.
unbalanced	not balanced, without equilibrium
maladjusted	Badly adjusted to the demands and stresses of daily living; unable to cope.
disarranged	having the arrangement disturbed; not in order
disquietedverb	Uneasy; uncomfortable.