Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disturbed

/dɪsˈtɝbd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.80 in modern English

Syllables: dis-turbed
IPA: /dɪsˈtɝbd/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis.

adj

Extremely alarmed; shocked.

adj

Having been altered or changed.

verb

simple past and past participle of disturb

Example Sentences

"[see title]"
"disturbed boy"
"disturbed child"
"disturbed patient"
"mentally disturbed"
"disturbed state"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪsˈtɝbd/
British English: /dɪsˈtɜːbd/

Inflected Forms

more disturbed (comparative) most disturbed (superlative)

Derived Forms

disturbedly nondisturbed undisturbed

Phrases

emotionally disturbed mentally disturbed

Synonyms

maladjusted brainsick crazy demented mad sick unbalanced unhinged

Rhymes With

undisturbed perturbed curbed unperturbed reverbed

Questions

How do you pronounce disturbed?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈtɝbd/.
What does disturbed mean?: Showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis.

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