Textual thesaurus for "perturb"

(verb) derange, throw out of kilter

throw into great confusion or disorder

Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt

(verb) distract, disorder, disquiet, trouble, unhinge, cark

disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill