[dɪˈstəːb], (Verb)

Definitions:
- interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of
(e.g: take the rollers out carefully so as not to disturb the curls too much)

- interrupt the sleep, relaxation, or privacy of
(e.g: I'll see my patient now and we are not to be disturbed)

- make (someone) anxious
(e.g: I am disturbed by the document I have just read)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French destourber, from Latin disturbare, from dis- ‘utterly’ + turbare ‘disturb’ (from turba ‘tumult’)