Definitions for perturbs

perturbs per·turb

Spelling: [per-turb]
IPA: /pərˈtɜrb/

Perturbs is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 242 anagrams from letters in perturbs (beprrstu).

Definitions for perturbs

verb (used with object)

  1. to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
  2. to throw into great disorder; derange.
  3. Astronomy. to cause perturbation in the orbit of (a celestial body).

Origin of perturbs

1325-75; Middle English perturben (Old French perturber) Latin perturbāre to throw into confusion, equivalent to per- per- + turbāre to disturb; see Examples for perturbs

The only consequence of their smallness is their inability to perturb others.

Believe me, my dear, it grieves me to so 225 perturb you; but–er–love must have its way, you know.

Enmity, unpleasant and ominous as it may be, is not to perturb or move you.

And how, indeed, beyond all any, that stormy and perturb'd age!

“Do not perturb yourself, I beg of you,” she said in a sympathetic voice.

What, then, are the things that oppress127 us and perturb us?

They are themselves perturbed plentifully, but they perturb nothing; hence we learn that their mass is small.

The information did not perturb her, and her coolness was a challenge.

They are perturbed by the sun, of course, but they also perturb each other, and Jupiter is far from spherical.

But the flapping of feudal wings did not perturb this veteran hawk of the hills.

Word Value for perturbs
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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