perturbed

Questions about perturbed

What does perturbed mean?

perturbed means "thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)".

How many syllables are in perturbed?

perturbed has 2 syllables: pertur-bed. The stress falls on "bed". In IPA it is /pɚˈtɝbd/.

What is another word for perturbed?

Close synonyms include flustered, hot and bothered, rattled. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is perturbed a common word?

perturbed is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with perturbed?

1 word rhymes with perturbed. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.