English to English
perturb

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verb (v)
- disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom(verb.motion)Example:
The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion.
source: wordnet30 - cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull(verb.motion)Example:
The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet.
source: wordnet30 - throw into great confusion or disorder(verb.change)Example:
Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt.
source: wordnet30 - To disturb; to agitate; to vex; to trouble; to disquiet.(verb)source: webster1913