disturb
gb/dɪstˈɚb/ us/dɪstˈɚb/
B1
Englisch
~ 3000
Bedeutungen
0 Bedeutungen
Verb
B1
action
1
Interrupt someone's activity or peace
To stop someone from working, resting, or thinking by making them pay attention to you or something else.
Verwendungsmuster:
to disturb [someone]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'disturb' with 'bother'. While similar, 'disturb' more strongly implies interrupting an action or state of rest.
Synonyme
interrupt (Implies breaking into an ongoing activity, often by speaking or acting suddenly.)
Antonyme
leave alone (Means not to bother or interfere with someone.)
Wortverbindungen
disturb the peace
|disturb someone at work
|disturb a meeting
|disturb sleep
Themen
daily life
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Beispiele
- Please don't disturb me while I'm studying.
- The noise from the street disturbed her concentration.
- I hope I'm not disturbing you by calling so late.
- He didn't want to disturb the sleeping baby.
Beispiele für Lernende
- Please do not disturb me now.
- The loud music disturbed him.
- I don't want to disturb your work.
- She disturbed me while I was reading.
Verb
B2
action
2
Cause worry or upset
To make someone feel bad, scared, or worried.
Verwendungsmuster:
to disturb [someone]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may overuse 'disturb' in casual contexts where 'worry' or 'make sad' is more natural.
Synonyme
upset (A general term for causing emotional distress, often softer than 'disturb'.)
Antonyme
reassure (Means to remove worry or fear from someone.)
Wortverbindungen
deeply disturb
|emotionally disturb
|disturb the public
Themen
emotions
|core_vocabulary
Beispiele
- The news of the accident disturbed her greatly.
- Some scenes in the movie may disturb younger viewers.
- It disturbed me to hear about the violence.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The bad news disturbed him.
- The scary story disturbed her.
- Loud fights disturb me.
Verb
B2
action
3
Change normal order or position
To move something so it is not in its normal place or order.
Verwendungsmuster:
to disturb [something]
Synonyme
disrupt (Often used for systems or processes; 'disturb' can be more physical and small-scale.)
Antonyme
leave intact (Means not to alter or move something from its original state.)
Wortverbindungen
disturb the arrangement
|disturb the surface
|disturb the soil
Themen
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Beispiele
- Don't disturb the papers on my desk.
- The wind disturbed the calm surface of the lake.
- She carefully closed the box so as not to disturb its contents.
Beispiele für Lernende
- Do not disturb the books.
- The wind disturbed the water.
- He disturbed the sand with his foot.
Grammatik
Grundform
disturb
IPA
GB/dɪstˈɚb/
US/dɪstˈɚb/
Silben & Betonung
dis - turb (2 Silben)
Stress on 2nd syllable (turb)
Wortformen
Verb
- Base: disturb
- 3rd Person Singular: disturbs
- Present Participle: disturbing
- Past: disturbed
Wortfamilie
Forms
disturbs
verb
disturbing
verb
disturbed
verb
Core family
disturbance
noun B1
Related words
disturbingly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
undisturbed
adjective
Ausdrücke
disturb the peace
1/dɪstˈɚb ðə pˈis/
fixed phrase
Make noise or trouble in public places
To make loud noise or cause trouble in a public place, breaking the law or rules.
Beispiele
- He was arrested for disturbing the peace after shouting in the street.
- The neighbors complained that they were disturbing the peace with their party.
do not disturb
1/dˈu nˈɑt dɪstˈɚb/
fixed phrase
Instruction to not interrupt someone
A sign or message telling people not to interrupt you.
Beispiele
- I put a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on my hotel door.
- Please set your phone to 'Do Not Disturb' during the meeting.