SAT vocabulary
Perturb
To make (someone) anxious or unsettled.
Example
"His sudden departure perturbed his family, who had no idea where he had gone."
Etymology
From Latin 'perturbare' meaning 'to disturb greatly', from 'per-' (through, thoroughly) + 'turbare' (to disturb).
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