1
[ adjective ] having the place or position changed

Examples

"the disturbed books and papers on her desk" "disturbed grass showed where the horse had passed"

Related terms

disarranged

2
[ adjective ] afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

Examples

"too upset to say anything" "spent many disquieted moments" "distressed about her son's leaving home" "lapsed into disturbed sleep" "worried parents"

Used in print

(William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)

There is no occasion to feel uneasy or disturbed about these people .

Related terms

troubled

3
[ adjective ] emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships

Synonyms

maladjusted

Used in print

(James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)

Like almost everybody else , he confused the heart , both as organ and as symbol , with the disturbed psyche , the deranged glands , and the jumpy central_nervous_system .

Related terms

neurotic

4
[ adjective ] lacking order or stability

Synonyms

unsettled

Examples

"these unsettled times"

Related terms

unstable

5
[ adjective ] affected with madness or insanity

Examples

"a man who had gone mad"

Related terms

insane

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