A2verb · transitive · rare

disturb

disturb · disturbs · disturbed · disturbing

турбувати, перешкоджати, мішати, тривожити

тревожить, мешать, беспокоить, смущать

stören

To confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular:…To confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.

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UK/dɪˈstɜːb/US/dɪˈstɝb/

» I don't want to disturb you.

Я не хочу вас беспокоить.

Я не хочу тебя беспокоить.

Я не хочу тебе турбувати.

Я не хочу вас турбувати.

Я не хочу Вас турбувати.

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
The noisy ventilation disturbed me during the exam.
The performance was disturbed twice by a ringing mobile phone.
stören
меша́тьmešátʹ, беспоко́итьbespokóitʹ, возмуща́тьvozmuščátʹ
турбува́тиturbuváty, міша́тиmišáty, триво́житиtryvóžyty
(transitive)To divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.
A mudslide disturbed the course of the river.
The trauma disturbed his mind.
(intransitive)To have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion.
тревожитьtrevožitʹ, потревожитьpotrevožitʹ

More definitions

damage as if by shaking or jarring
move deeply
destroy the peace or tranquility of
tamper with

Examples

495 sentences

I don't want to disturb you.
Я не хочу тебе турбувати.
ruЯ не хочу вас беспокоить.
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I can see that disturbs you.
Я бачу, це тебе турбує.
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Don't disturb Tom while he's studying.
Не турбуй Тома, поки він вчиться.
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Tom isn't disturbing you, I hope.
Том тобі, сподіваюся, не заважає.
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Tom isn't disturbing you, is he?
Том правда тобі не заважає?
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

confuse or irritate:

Русский

By meaning 2

confuse or irritate:

have negative emotional impact:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

confuse or irritate:

Origin

From Middle English destourben, from Anglo-Norman distourber and Old French destorber, fro

From Middle English destourben, from Anglo-Norman distourber and Old French destorber, from Latin disturbare, intensifying for turbare (“to throw into disorder”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH-, *(s)turH- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).

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Forms

disturbs, disturbing, disturbed, disturbed

Base form	disturb · to disturb
3rd person singular	disturbs
Present participle	disturbing
Past simple	disturbed
Past participle	disturbed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	disturb
he, she, it	disturbs

Past simpleLesson

all persons

disturbed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have disturbed
he, she, it	has disturbed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will disturb

Synonyms

28 synonyms

unsettleC1 freakB2 botherA2 mortifyB2 upsetB2 troubleB1 perturb agitate sting bring down discompose unstring disconcert enturbulate

Close in meaning

move deeply:upset trouble
destroy the peace or tranquility of:interrupt
tamper with:touch
change the arrangement or position of:agitate vex commove shake up stir up raise up

Word family

12 related words

Deriveddisturbability disturbable disturbative disturbed disturber disturbing redisturb

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

6 patterns

to be disturbed
sorry to disturb
deeply disturbed
want to disturb
not to disturb
been very disturbing