Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 stören
, 🇪🇸 molestar
, 🇮🇹 turbare
, 🇵🇹 perturbar
, 🇨🇳 干扰,使烦恼
, 🇯🇵 混乱させる、悩ます
, 🇰🇷 곤혹스럽게 만들다
, 🇸🇦 يعرض على الضيق
, 🇮🇳 बाधा पहुँचाना
Usage Examples
- Je ne veux pas le troubler en pleine nuit.
- Elle a été troublée par la nouvelle inattendue.
- Ne le troublons pas, il est déjà très anxieux.
Etymology
**Etymology**
*Troubler* is a late‑12th‑century Middle French verb *troubler*, derived from the noun *troubl* “disturbance”. The noun comes via Late Latin *troublare*, itself a borrowing from Latin *tribulare* “to upset, rattle”. The verb entered English as *trouble* (to disturb) in the 14th century.
Synonyms
déranger
perturber
inquiéter
agiter
chambouler
embarrasser
Antonyms
calmer
apaiser
rassurer
stabiliser
harmoniser