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perturbed

[per-turbd] / pərˈtɜrbd /
ADJECTIVE
troubled
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
angry
Synonyms


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So my advice to people during these times is just do your job and show they were wrong and act like you’re unperturbed by it even though you are perturbed by it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

He talked in friendly terms about the western allies that had been most perturbed by his social media posts.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

More curiously, even though U.S. high-yield spreads are at post-1998 lows, few investors seemed to be unduly perturbed here.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 18, 2025

His adversaries think he’ll crumple like yesterday’s broadsheet when they turn him away, and are perturbed to realize he’s more like the human equivalent of tissue hanging onto the heel of a shoe.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2025

In the past, Bobby had been perturbed by the constant criticism he received for his mode of dress.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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