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perturbed

[per-turbd] / pərˈtɜrbd /
ADJECTIVE
troubled
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
angry
Synonyms


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I obviously was perturbed by it, but I acted like I wasn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 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

Satan is also perturbed that some rando on Insta keeps commenting about sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s client list.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

Dubois, who has 22 wins in 24 fights as a professional, looked perturbed that his rival had stolen the limelight and walked off shaking his head.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

The king cast a perturbed glance in my direction, and I realized he had forgotten his line.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood




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