disturbed

disturbed
adj.
1 mentally ill
VERBS
be, seem
become
ADVERB
deeply, highly, seriously, severely, very

Many of our patients are severely disturbed.

behaviourally/behaviorally, emotionally, mentally, psychologically

emotionally disturbed children

2 very anxious
VERBS
be, feel
become
ADVERB
deeply, greatly, profoundly, very
quite, rather
a little, slightly, etc.
vaguely (esp. AmE)
PREPOSITION
by

I felt vaguely disturbed by the incident.

Disturbed is used with these nouns: ↑adolescent, ↑sleep

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  • Disturbed — Disturb Dis*turb , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disturbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disturbing}.] [OE. desturben, destourben, OF. destorber, desturber, destourber, fr. L. disturbare, disturbatum; dis + turbare to disturb, trouble, turba disorder, tumult, crowd …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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