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perturbed

[per-turbd] / pərˈtɜrbd /
ADJECTIVE
troubled
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
angry
Synonyms


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I obviously was perturbed by it, but I acted like I wasn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

More curiously, even though U.S. high-yield spreads are at post-1998 lows, few investors seemed to be unduly perturbed here.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 18, 2025

His adversaries think he’ll crumple like yesterday’s broadsheet when they turn him away, and are perturbed to realize he’s more like the human equivalent of tissue hanging onto the heel of a shoe.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2025

Dubois, who has 22 wins in 24 fights as a professional, looked perturbed that his rival had stolen the limelight and walked off shaking his head.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

Tom was evidently perturbed at Daisy's running around alone, for on the following Saturday night he came with her to Gatsby's party.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald




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