perturbation
4 synonyms and 2 antonyms for perturbation, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A state of anxious unease or agitation.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
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Antonyms
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French perturbation, which came from Old French perturbacion, from Latin perturbatio.
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