disturb
gb/dɪstˈɚb/ us/dɪstˈɚb/
B1
Kiingereza
~ 3000
Maana
maana 0
Kitenzi
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.
Muundo wa matumizi:
to disturb [someone]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'disturb' with 'bother'. While similar, 'disturb' more strongly implies interrupting an action or state of rest.
Visawe
interrupt (Implies breaking into an ongoing activity, often by speaking or acting suddenly.)
Vinyume
leave alone (Means not to bother or interfere with someone.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
disturb the peace
|disturb someone at work
|disturb a meeting
|disturb sleep
Mada
daily life
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- 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.
Kitenzi
B2
action
2
Cause worry or upset
To make someone feel bad, scared, or worried.
Muundo wa matumizi:
to disturb [someone]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may overuse 'disturb' in casual contexts where 'worry' or 'make sad' is more natural.
Visawe
upset (A general term for causing emotional distress, often softer than 'disturb'.)
Vinyume
reassure (Means to remove worry or fear from someone.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
deeply disturb
|emotionally disturb
|disturb the public
Mada
emotions
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The bad news disturbed him.
- The scary story disturbed her.
- Loud fights disturb me.
Kitenzi
B2
action
3
Change normal order or position
To move something so it is not in its normal place or order.
Muundo wa matumizi:
to disturb [something]
Visawe
disrupt (Often used for systems or processes; 'disturb' can be more physical and small-scale.)
Vinyume
leave intact (Means not to alter or move something from its original state.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
disturb the arrangement
|disturb the surface
|disturb the soil
Mada
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- Do not disturb the books.
- The wind disturbed the water.
- He disturbed the sand with his foot.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
disturb
IPA
GB/dɪstˈɚb/
US/dɪstˈɚb/
Silabi na mkazo
dis - turb (silabi 2)
Stress on 2nd syllable (turb)
Maumbo ya neno
Verb
- Base: disturb
- 3rd Person Singular: disturbs
- Present Participle: disturbing
- Past: disturbed
Familia ya neno
Forms
disturbs
verb
disturbing
verb
disturbed
verb
Core family
disturbance
noun B1
Related words
disturbingly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
undisturbed
adjective
Semi
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.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- I put a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on my hotel door.
- Please set your phone to 'Do Not Disturb' during the meeting.