perturbation

perturbation is a 12-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of perturbing, or the state of being perturbed; esp., agitation of mind. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 20 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of perturbing, or the state of being perturbed; esp., agitation of mind.
2. noun. A disturbance in the regular elliptic or other motion of a heavenly body, produced by some force additional to that which causes its regular motion; as, the perturbations of the planets are caused by their attraction on each other.
3. noun. the act of causing disorder

   Synonyms: disruption

4. noun. a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset

   Synonyms: fluster

5. noun. activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption

   "the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset"

   "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"

   Synonyms: disturbance

6. noun. (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly
7. noun. an unhappy and worried mental state

   "there was too much anger and disturbance"

   "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"

   Synonyms: disturbance, upset

Synonyms

disruption, fluster, disturbance, upset

Common word forms

perturbations, perturbational

Words from these letters

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