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disturb. Word family (noun) disturbance (adjective) disturbed ≠ undisturbed disturbing (verb) ... disturb Wordfamily (noun) disturbance (adjective) disturbed≠undisturbeddisturbing (verb) disturb (adverb) disturbinglyFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishdisturbdis‧turb/dɪˈstɜːb$-ɜːrb/●●○W3verb[transitive]    1interruptDISTURBtointerruptsomeonesothattheycannotcontinuewhattheyaredoing  Sorrytodisturbyou,butIhaveanurgentmessage.  Thethievesfledwhentheyweredisturbedbyaneighbour.  Donotdisturb (=asignyouputonadoorsothatpeoplewillnotinterruptyou).2worryWORRIEDtomakesomeonefeelworriedorupset  Whatdisturbsyoumostaboutthislatestdevelopment?3moveMOVEsomethingORsomebodytomovesomethingorchangeitsposition  Ifyoufindabird’snest,neverdisturbtheeggs.  Ipromisenottodisturbanything.4changetochangeanormalsituationinawaythatcausesproblems  Myhormonebalanceisdisturbedbymypregnancy.  Newproceduresoftendisturbthecomfortablehabitsoftheworkforce.5→disturbthepeaceCOLLOCATIONSnounsdisturbsomebody'ssleepLocalpeoplesaidtheirsleepwasbeingdisturbedbythenoisefromtheaircraft.disturbsomebody'sconcentrationIcouldn'tworkwiththekidsarounddisturbingmyconcentration.disturbsomebody'sthoughtsAgentleknockonthedoordisturbedhisthoughts.phrasessorrytodisturbyouspoken(=saidtoapologizeforinterruptingwhatsomeoneisdoing)Sorrytodisturbyou,butcouldyousignthisletter,please? →SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusdisturb•Beforeclosingthedoortohisoffice,hetoldhissecretarythathewasnottobedisturbed.•Itisthoughtthattheintruderwasdisturbedbyabarkingdog.•Marquezconcludedthatthegenerallydisturbedconditionswereconducivetohisplan.•Igotundressedinthebathroomtoavoiddisturbingher.•Terrisdoesnotseemtomindtheelectricianswhoundoubtedlydisturbhimonhispreserve.•Dashhadlookedupfromhisphoneonedayandseenagrowingbureaucracy,anditdisturbedhim.•Thehighrateofteenagepregnancydisturbsmeagreatdeal.•Pleaseavoiddisturbingmeduringthedayunlessit'sanemergency.•Theseinjuriesdisturbme,fortheyindicatethatsomeunorthodoxmethodswerebeingtried.•Theglobalhealthscenehasbeencharacterisedbymajorstepsforwardbutwithsomedisturbingretrogradefeatures.•CuttingdownrainforestsdisturbstheEarth'sbalance.•Whendryingtheflowers,becarefulnottodisturbthepetals.•Loudfrogsaredisturbingthesleepoflocalhomeowners.•Thestudyalsoshowedadisturbingtrendinanotherarea:hoursworked.•Sorrytodisturbyou,butcouldIaskaquickquestion?•Ihopemysnoringwon'tdisturbyoutoomuch.•Trynottodisturbyourdad-he'sworking.Donotdisturb•Externallightingispermitted,butmakesuretheintensityanddirectiondon'tdisturbothers.•Tocontinue,justlayaplanktokneelon,sothatyoudon'tdisturbthelastrowsofbricks.•Youwouldbeunluckynottoseeshark,butthesearenoproblemifyoudon'tdisturbthem.•Donotdisturbnestingbirdsorotherwildlife.•Donotdisturbtheadultatthisstage.•Itisimperativethatyoudonotdisturbthemeatlayerwhichhasformedatthetopofthesoup.6.•Donotdisturbthissleepunlessthereareotherindicationsthatthechildisnotsleepingapeaceful,healingsleep.disturbanything•Theydidn'twreckanything,theyhardlydisturbedanything,buttheyexaminedeverything.•Iwascarefulnottodisturbanythingelse.Origindisturb(1100-1200)OldFrenchdestourber,fromLatinturbare“toputintodisorder” Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Moreresults disturbthepeace Ihatetoask/interrupt/disturbetc Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Army Meteorology Buddhism Crime&law Seealltopics Wordoftheday blame tosayorthinkthatsomeoneorsomethingisresponsibleforsomethingbad VerbtabledisturbPresentI,you,we,theydisturbhe,she,itdisturbs >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theydisturbedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavedisturbedhe,she,ithasdisturbedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhaddisturbedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywilldisturbFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavedisturbed >ViewLess PresentIamdisturbinghe,she,itisdisturbing >ViewMore you,we,theyaredisturbingPastI,he,she,itwasdisturbingyou,we,theyweredisturbingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeendisturbinghe,she,ithasbeendisturbingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeendisturbingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbedisturbingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeendisturbing >ViewLess