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disturbed - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'disturbed' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Disturbed [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Disturb

Meaning of 'disturbed' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . disturbed [ s]
Meaning (1):
- affected with madness or insanity
Example in sentence:
  • a man who had gone mad
Meaning (2):
- afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
Example in sentence:
  • a worried frown;
  • distressed about her son's leaving home;
  • lapsed into disturbed sleep;
  • one last worried check of the sleeping children;
  • spent many disquieted moments;
  • too upset to say anything;
  • worried parents
Meaning (3):
- having the place or position changed
Example in sentence:
  • disturbed grass showed where the horse had passed;
  • the disturbed books and papers on her desk

Nearby Words:

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