- (transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids
The noisy ventilation disturbed me during the exam.
disturb, disturbed, disturbed
- (transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate
A drought hinders the growth of plants.
hinder, hindered, hindered
- get involved, causing disturbance
I always try not to interfere with other people’s personal affairs.
interfere, interfered, interfered
- to spoil, to damage
mar, mared, mared
- to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
Would it bother you if I smoked?
uncountable · bother, bothered, bothered
- to trouble or bother
Improper cooling and a dull milling cutter on titanium can gall the surface.
uncountable · gall, galled, galled
- to cause unrest
ferment, fermented, fermented
- ''(obsolete, rare in English)'' to disturb or trouble; to harass
to solicit alms, or a favour
solicit, solicited, solicited
- to chafe or irritate; to worry
Don't fret the surface of the lake.
fret, freted, freted
- (transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds
Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off.
annoy, annoyed, annoyed
- bother or vex; to mortify
uncountable · chagrin, chagrined, chagrined
- To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester
To harass good people is no different than speaking ill of them.
harass, harassed, harassed
- to vex, harass, or beset
beleaguer, beleaguered, beleaguered