Definition of disturb

• v. t. - To throw into disorder or confusion; to derange; to interrupt the settled state of; to excite from a state of rest.
• v. t. - To agitate the mind of; to deprive of tranquillity; to disquiet; to render uneasy; as, a person is disturbed by receiving an insult, or his mind is disturbed by envy.
• v. t. - To turn from a regular or designed course.
• n. - Disturbance.