Perturb
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ÉœË(r)b
Origin
From Middle English perturben, from Old French perturber, from Latin perturbare ("throw into confusion, confuse, disorder, disturb"), from per ("through") + turbare ("to confuse, disturb").
Full definition of perturb
Verb
- To disturb; to bother or unsettle.
- (physics) To slightly modify the motion of an object.
- (astronomy) To modify the motion of a body by exerting a gravitational force.
- (mathematics) To modify slightly, such as an equation or value.