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Meaning of 'perturbation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Perturbation [ n.]
- The act of perturbing, or the state of being perturbed; esp., agitation of mind.
- A disturbance in the regular elliptic or other motion of a heavenly body, produced by some force additional to that which causes its regular motion; as, the perturbations of the planets are caused by their attraction on each other.

Meaning of 'perturbation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . perturbation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
Example in sentence:
  • he looked around for the source of the disturbance;
  • the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset;
  • there was a disturbance of neural function
Meaning (2):
- an unhappy and worried mental state
Example in sentence:
  • she didn't realize the upset she caused me;
  • there was too much anger and disturbance

Nearby Words:

per per- peract peracute peradventure peraeopod peragrate peragration perambulate perambulated

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