disturb
gb/dɪstˈɚb/ us/dɪstˈɚb/
B1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 3000
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
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.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to disturb [someone]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'disturb' with 'bother'. While similar, 'disturb' more strongly implies interrupting an action or state of rest.
పర్యాయపదాలు
interrupt (Implies breaking into an ongoing activity, often by speaking or acting suddenly.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
leave alone (Means not to bother or interfere with someone.)
పదకలయికలు
disturb the peace
|disturb someone at work
|disturb a meeting
|disturb sleep
విషయాలు
daily life
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
క్రియ
B2
action
2
Cause worry or upset
To make someone feel bad, scared, or worried.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to disturb [someone]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may overuse 'disturb' in casual contexts where 'worry' or 'make sad' is more natural.
పర్యాయపదాలు
upset (A general term for causing emotional distress, often softer than 'disturb'.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
reassure (Means to remove worry or fear from someone.)
పదకలయికలు
deeply disturb
|emotionally disturb
|disturb the public
విషయాలు
emotions
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The bad news disturbed him.
- The scary story disturbed her.
- Loud fights disturb me.
క్రియ
B2
action
3
Change normal order or position
To move something so it is not in its normal place or order.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to disturb [something]
పర్యాయపదాలు
disrupt (Often used for systems or processes; 'disturb' can be more physical and small-scale.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
leave intact (Means not to alter or move something from its original state.)
పదకలయికలు
disturb the arrangement
|disturb the surface
|disturb the soil
విషయాలు
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Do not disturb the books.
- The wind disturbed the water.
- He disturbed the sand with his foot.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
disturb
IPA
GB/dɪstˈɚb/
US/dɪstˈɚb/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
dis - turb (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 2nd syllable (turb)
పద రూపాలు
Verb
- Base: disturb
- 3rd Person Singular: disturbs
- Present Participle: disturbing
- Past: disturbed
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
disturbs
verb
disturbing
verb
disturbed
verb
Core family
disturbance
noun B1
Related words
disturbingly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
undisturbed
adjective
పదప్రయోగాలు
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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- I put a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on my hotel door.
- Please set your phone to 'Do Not Disturb' during the meeting.