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1. Move deeply
   - upset, trouble
    
2. Change the arrangement or position of
   - agitate, vex, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
    
3. Tamper with
   - touch
    
4. Destroy the peace or tranquility of
   - interrupt
    
5. Damage as if by shaking or jarring
   "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"

Derived forms: disturbing, disturbed, disturbs

See also: disturbance

Type of: act, affect, alter, change, damage, displace, impress, modify, move, strike

Encyclopedia: Disturb