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disturbed

/dɪsˈtɜːbd/ UK
/dɪsˈtɝbd/ US

adjective more disturbed · most disturbed

Showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis. disturbed boy
Extremely alarmed; shocked.
Having been altered or changed. disturbed soil

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of disturb

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: demented, unhinged, brainsick, crazy, mad, insane, neurotic, sick, psychoneurotic, worried, upset, distressed, troubled, unsettled, distracted, unstable

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adj showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis

Español	trastornado
Deutsch	gestört

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@misc{disturbed_2026,
  title = {disturbed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disturbed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}