turbare — meaning in English

English meaning

• abash verb To make someone feel embarrassed or ashamed, so that they lose their composure.
• agitate verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
• concern noun A feeling of worry about something.
• shock noun A sudden, jarring surprise or emotional blow.
• upset adj Unhappy, distressed, or annoyed.

Senses

turbare is used for these senses in English:

• abash (transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]
• concern (transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.
• get one's knickers in a twist (idiomatic, Britain, Ireland, humorous, informal, ) To become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter.
• shock (transitive) To cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.
• upset (transitive) To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).

abash — full definition

1. verb To make someone feel embarrassed or ashamed, so that they lose their composure.
2. verb To become flustered or ashamed.

agitate — full definition

1. verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
2. verb To shake or stir something with force.
3. verb To campaign publicly and persistently for a political or social cause.

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