throw out of kilter

1. 1.

   throw into great confusion or disorder

   “Fundamentalists threaten to perturb the social order”

   Synonymsperturbderange

   Broaderdisorder

Questions about throw out of kilter

What does throw out of kilter mean?

throw out of kilter means "throw into great confusion or disorder".

What is another word for throw out of kilter?

Close synonyms include perturb, derange. 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 throw out of kilter a common word?