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perturbation

/,pɜrtər'beɪʃən/

noun
a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset
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fluster

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discomposure
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activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
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"the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset"

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disturbance

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activity
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the act of causing disorder
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disruption

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disturbance
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an unhappy and worried mental state
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disturbance upset

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agitation
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(physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly
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influence

Definition that contains perturbation

elves an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere
variation (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
oort cloud (astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto; perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet's orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sun

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