perturbed
adjective
per·turbed
pər-ˈtərbd 
: troubled in mind : feeling or showing agitation : bothered, upset
Never in his life had he been so perturbed, so horribly anxious.—
Frank Norris
Frank NorrisThe next 40 minutes were spent in a slow, long-distance waltz with the bear. He had spotted us, of course, and he climbed another 10 feet up the hill. He turned and chuffed once but didn't seem perturbed.—Robert Sullivan
Robert SullivanExamples of perturbed in a Sentence
a perturbed look betrayed her nervousness at her first job interview
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Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Perturbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perturbed. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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