• Perturb

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɜː(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

    1. To disturb; to bother or unsettle.
    2. (physics) To slightly modify the motion of an object.
    3. (astronomy) To modify the motion of a body by exerting a gravitational force.
    4. (mathematics) To modify slightly, such as an equation or value.
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