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

1. to confuse
2. 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