Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enturbulate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-tur-bu-late
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To agitate or disturb; to upset, harass.

Example Sentences

"Underground armies operate in the large cities enturbulating the police with false information through anonymous phone calls and letters."
"If, sitting quietly, one concentrates one's complete attention on one's own voice the mantra, the worry and distress which continually enturbulate the mind will gradually subside and one will gradually be suffused with a deep calm."

Etymology

Coined by L. Ron Hubbard, probably from the prefix en- plus turbulent or disturbed, to describe a state of mind within.

Inflected Forms

enturbulates (present, singular) enturbulating (participle, present) enturbulated (participle, past) enturbulated (past)

Derived Forms

entheta

Frequently Paired Words

enturbulation enturbulence

Synonyms

perturb unsettle agitate freak sting bother bring down discompose unstring disconcert enturbulate disturb

Questions

What does enturbulate mean?: To agitate or disturb; to upset, harass.
Where does enturbulate come from?: Coined by L. Ron Hubbard, probably from the prefix en- plus turbulent or disturbed, to describe a state of mind within.

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