History and Etymology for perturb
Middle English, from Middle French perturber, from Latin perturbare to throw into confusion, from per- + turbare to disturb — more at turbid.
What is the origin of the word perturbed?
perturb (v.)
and directly from Latin perturbare "to confuse, disorder, disturb," especially of states of the mind, from per "through" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward," hence "through") + turbare "disturb, confuse," from turba "turmoil, crowd" (see turbid). Related: Perturbed; perturbing.
What is the meaning of the perturbed?
: troubled in mind : feeling or showing agitation : bothered, upset Never in his life had he been so perturbed, so horribly anxious.—
