- damage as if by shaking or jarring
"Don''t disturb the patient''s wounds by moving him too rapidly!"

- destroy the peace or tranquility of
"Don''t interrupt me when I''m reading"

- tamper with
"Don''t touch my CDs!"

- change the arrangement or position of

- move deeply
"This book upset me"
"A troubling thought"

1. To throw into disorder or confusion; to derange; to interrupt the settled state of; to excite from a state of rest.

"Preparing to disturb With all-cofounding war the realms above." -- Cowper.

"The bellow's noise disturbed his quiet rest." -- Spenser.

"The utmost which the discontented colonies could do, was to disturb authority." -- Burke.

2. To agitate the mind of; to deprive of tranquillity; to disquiet; to render uneasy; as, a person is disturbed by receiving an insult, or his mind is disturbed by envy.

3. To turn from a regular or designed course. [Obs.]

"And disturb His inmost counsels from their destined aim." -- Milton.

Syn. -- To disorder; disquiet; agitate; discompose; molest; perplex; trouble; incommode; ruffle.

1. Disturbance. [Obs.] Milton.