Etymology

perturbation

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Today it means: Agitation; the state of being perturbed. Full definition →

Middle French perturbation ← Old French perturbacion ← Latin perturbatio
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  1. Latin · derived fromperturbatio
  2. Old French · derived fromperturbacion
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromperturbation
  4. English todayperturbation

Borrowed from Middle French perturbation, from Old French perturbacion, from Latin perturbatio.

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