Perturbation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌpɜːrtərˈbeɪʃn|
Brit.
|ˌpɜːtəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- an unhappy and worried mental state (syn: disturbance, upset)
- (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly
- activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption (syn: disturbance)
- the act of causing disorder (syn: disruption)
- (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly
- activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption (syn: disturbance)
the term 'distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset
- a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset (syn: fluster)- the act of causing disorder (syn: disruption)
Extra examples
...in her perturbation she kept calling her son, a freshman, to see if everything was all right at college...
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