perturb
VERB
/pɜr'tərb/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
perturb is a valid 7-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3E1R1T1U1R1B3
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does perturb mean?
VERB · 4 SENSES
1
Throw into great confusion or disorder.
“Fundamentalists threaten to perturb the social order”
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2
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”
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3
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”
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4
Disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom.
“The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion”
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