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.

SCRABBLE 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”

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”

NARROWER
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”

BROADER
4

Disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom.

“The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion”

BROADER