Synonyms and Antonyms of disturb
1
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
- all that talk of war disturbed us
agitate, ail, alarm (also alarum), bother, concern, derail, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distemper, distract, distress, exercise, flurry, frazzle, freak (out), fuss, hagride, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, weird out, worry
aggravate, anger, annoy, bug, chafe, chivy (or chivvy), exasperate, fret, gall, get, grate, harass, harry, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put off, put out, rile, vex
bedevil, haunt, plague
abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, jar, mortify, nonplus, rattle, shake up
daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, unnerve
2
to change the place or position of
- the items on her desk had been disturbed by someone
bear, carry, cart, convey, drive, haul, lug, tote, transmit, transplant, transport
replace, supersede, supplant
alter, make over, modify, redo, refashion, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, vary
anchor, fix, freeze, moor, secure, set, stabilize
embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), implant, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, root
3
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
- her careful filing system is sure to be disturbed during the move
confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, hash, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset
