conturb

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verb

To disturb or perturb greatly.

OriginLatin conturbo, conturbatus →
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Meanings

verbconturb (third-person singular simple present conturbs, present participle conturbing, simple past and past participle conturbed)

present singular third person conturbs · participle present conturbing · participle past conturbed · past conturbed

  1. transitiveTo disturb or perturb greatly.

    When earth, with all its gilded charms, / No more conturbs with false alarms, […]

    1828, Alexander Laing, Donean Tourist, page 453

Origin

  1. Latinconturbo, conturbatus
  2. Englishconturb

Borrowed from Latin conturbo, conturbatus.

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APA

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MLA

“conturb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conturb. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conturb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conturb.

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