perturbation
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an unhappy and worried mental state
there was too much anger and disturbance
Types & categories
- agitation hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
(physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly
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Sense 3 noun
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset
Types & categories
- activity hypernym
- hassle hyponym
- magnetic storm hyponym
Sense 4 noun
a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset
Types & categories
- discomposure hypernym
Related & opposite
- throw out of kilter derivation
- disquiet derivation
- fluster derivation
- fluster derivation
Sense 5 noun
the act of causing disorder
Types & categories
- disturbance hypernym
- breakdown hyponym
- surprisal hyponym
Related & opposite
- throw out of kilter derivation
- disrupt derivation
- perturb derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | disquiet |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | trouble |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | untune |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | agitation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | perturb |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | perturb |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physics |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | influence |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | variation |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | activity |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hassle |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | magnetic storm |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | throw out of kilter |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | disquiet |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | fluster |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | fluster |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | discomposure |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | throw out of kilter |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | disrupt |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | perturb |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | disturbance |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | breakdown |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | surprisal |