How to pronounce perturb
American English pronunciation
pur-TURB
- IPA
- /pɚˈtɝb/
- Syllables
- pur · TURB (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What perturb means
To trouble someone and make them a little uneasy
In a sentence: The strange noises in the attic did not seem to perturb our cat at all.
Where it comes from: It came through French from the Latin perturbare, made from per- and a word meaning to stir up or upset.
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