Synonyms for perturbation
ˌpɜr tərˈbeɪ ʃənper·tur·ba·tion

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1. disturbance, perturbation, upsetnoun

   an unhappy and worried mental state

   "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"

   Synonyms:
   commotion, mental disturbance, hurly burly, disorder, disturbance, mental disorder, folie, upset, overturn, flutter, to-do, psychological disorder, kerfuffle, turnover, hoo-ha, disruption, fluster, interference, ruffle, fray, noise, derangement, overthrow, affray, swage, hoo-hah

2. perturbationnoun

   (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly

   Synonyms:
   upset, disturbance, fluster, disruption

3. perturbation, disturbancenoun

   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"; "there was a disturbance of neural function"

   Synonyms:
   commotion, mental disturbance, hurly burly, disturbance, mental disorder, folie, upset, flutter, to-do, psychological disorder, kerfuffle, hoo-ha, disruption, fluster, interference, ruffle, fray, noise, affray, hoo-hah

4. perturbation, flusternoun

   a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset

   Synonyms:
   upset, disturbance, fluster, disruption

5. disruption, perturbationnoun

   the act of causing disorder

   Synonyms:
   disruption, commotion, fluster, to-do, upset, hurly burly, dislocation, flutter, hoo-ha, gap, disturbance, break, interruption, hoo-hah, kerfuffle

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Agitation
   • Discomposure
   • Disturbance
   • Influence
   • Physics

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1. perturbationnoun

   Synonyms:
   agitation, trepidation, disquiet, uneasiness, excitement, discomposure, worry, vexation

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1. perturbationnoun

   Synonyms:
   excitement, agitation, discomposure, distress, disconcertion, worry

   Antonyms:
   composure, imperturbation, calmness

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1. List of paraphrases for "perturbation":

   disturbance, disruption

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1. Vladan Kuzmanović:

   Sabism is a modern synthesis, resynthesis, poetry of perspective, nugget of facts, conglomeration, cultart, the coarsening of the “new reality”, proart, new nature, perturbation, grandart, euphony, exaltation, multiculture, word act, triad, genesis.

2. Gretchen Frueh-Green:

   It's our history, it's the Earth's history, and if we perturb it we don't know how fast it will recover, or what influence the perturbation would have on ocean chemistry.

3. Alien Life -RSB- Raymond:

   Any perturbation has the potential to have catastrophic consequences.

4. Charles Schroeder:

   These natural materials are easily degradable and require precise and controlled conditions for storage, preparation, and transport, with even a slight perturbation in the environmental controls, a batch of biologics could degrade and become unusable.

5. Vladan Kuzmanović:

   Art is an inventive urge, savagism, unrestrained, primordial, excess, perturbation, acme, enthusiasm, improvisation.