Disturbed meaning

What does “disturbed” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“disturbed” is an adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: having the place or position changed.

disturbed

adjective

  1. having the place or position changed

    “the disturbed books and papers on her desk”

    “disturbed grass showed where the horse had passed”

  2. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

    “too upset to say anything”

    “spent many disquieted moments”

  3. emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships

    Synonymsmaladjusted
  4. affected with madness or insanity

    “a man who had gone mad”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University