perturbō
perturbō
From per- (prefix meaning ‘by means of; through’) + turbō (“to agitate, disturb, unsettle, perturb; to upset”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɛrˈtʊr.boː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [perˈtur.bo]
Verb
perturbō (present infinitive perturbāre, perfect active perturbāvī, supine perturbātum); first conjugation
- to confuse
- to disturb or perturb, trouble or alarm
- Synonyms: turbō, percieō, concieō, cieō, sollicitō, agitō, angō, concitō, disturbō, irrītō, stimulō, ēvertō, peragō, īnfestō, agō, moveō, versō, ūrō
- Antonym: cōnsōlor