Associations to the word «Perturbed»

PERTURB, verb. To disturb; to bother or unsettle.

PERTURB, verb. (physics) To slightly modify the motion of an object.

PERTURB, verb. (astronomy) To modify the motion of a body by exerting a gravitational force.

PERTURB, verb. (mathematics) To modify slightly, such as an equation or value.

PERTURB, verb. Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill".

PERTURB, verb. Disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion".

PERTURB, verb. Cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet".

PERTURB, verb. Throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt".