perturb

verbCommon GRE wordMore P words

to make someone anxious or unsettled

In a sentence

Perturb in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing perturb in a sentence.

The sudden change in plans seemed to perturb the otherwise unflappable host.

Synonyms

disturbunsettleagitatefluster

Antonyms

calmsoothereassure

Keep going

to calm or soothe someone who is angry or agitated

a song or expression of joyful praise or triumph

done with careful and thorough effort

agreeable to the taste or acceptable to the mind

resembling a palace in size or grandeur

rebirth, regeneration, or renewal into a new existence

to ease the severity of something without curing it

pale or lacking vitality and color

Common questions

Perturb (verb) means to make someone anxious or unsettled

Here is perturb used in an example sentence: "The sudden change in plans seemed to perturb the otherwise unflappable host."

Common synonyms for perturb include disturb, unsettle, agitate, fluster.

Antonyms of perturb include calm, soothe, reassure.

Perturb is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.