disturbed
Not at peace
Disturbed describes a state of being unsettled or disrupted.
Sleep can be disturbed by noise; water is disturbed when something breaks its surface.
Applied to people, disturbed often suggests emotional or psychological instability: a deeply disturbed individual, disturbed by what she witnessed.
The word ranges from mild unease to serious mental illness depending on context.
Unable to be still
- fidgetyNervously unable to settle
- unsettledNot yet resolved
- jitteryAnxiously restless
- twitchyNervously prone to spasms
antsy · on edge · uneasy · keyed up · wound up · worked up · flustered · ruffled
Experiencing distress or anxiety
- distressedSuffering emotional turmoil
- botheredAnnoyed or disturbed
- concernedFeeling worry or interest
- worriedTroubled by uncertainty
distraught · dismayed · alarmed · shaken · affected · moved · touched · saddened
Mentally or emotionally unstable
- derangedMentally disturbed, irrational
- unstableProne to sudden change
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
- psychoticSuffering reality-detachment
manic · delusional · paranoid · schizophrenic · neurotic · maladjusted · sociopathic · psychopathic
Caused disorder in
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- fitfulIrregular and spasmodic
- restlessUnable to be still
light sleeper · wakeful · tossing · turning · sleepless · unsound · poor sleep · night terrors
State of public disturbance
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
- conflictOpposition between parties
riots · protests · rebellion · uprising · insurrection · civil unrest · disorder · instability
restless
Unable to be still
twitchy · antsy · on edge · uneasy · keyed up · wound up · worked up · flustered · ruffled · rattled
troubled
Experiencing distress or anxiety
- distressedSuffering emotional turmoil
- botheredAnnoyed or disturbed
- concernedFeeling worry or interest
worried · distraught · dismayed · alarmed · shaken · affected · moved · touched · saddened · grieved
unhinged
Mentally or emotionally unstable
- derangedMentally disturbed, irrational
- unstableProne to sudden change
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
psychotic · manic · delusional · paranoid · schizophrenic · neurotic · maladjusted · sociopathic · psychopathic · traumatized
disrupted
Caused disorder in
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- fitfulIrregular and spasmodic
restless · light sleeper · wakeful · tossing · turning · sleepless · unsound · poor sleep · night terrors · insomnia
unrest
State of public disturbance
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
conflict · riots · protests · rebellion · uprising · insurrection · civil unrest · disorder · instability · tension
tampered
Illegally altered or meddled
- interferedObstructed or meddled
- meddledInterfered without invitation
- touchedAffected emotionally or physically
moved · rearranged · scattered · displaced · shifted · altered · rummaged · rifled · ransacked · overturned
- gotten toreached, arrived, bothered, upset, annoyed
- uneasyanxious, nervous, jittery, edgy, tense
- ecosystem statespristine, degraded, polluted, balanced, stable
- insanityinsane, crazy, mad, lunatic, insanity
- madnessmadness, lunacy, insanity, mania, schizophrenia
- overwhelmedstressed, overwhelmed, stressed out, burnt out, burned out
disturbedcalm
Free from agitation
serene · peaceful · undisturbed · tranquil · untroubled
- do not disturbRequest for solitude
- disturbing the peaceCriminal public disruption
- disturb the peaceDisrupt public tranquility
- public disturbanceDisorderly conduct affecting others
- civil disturbanceViolent public disorder event
- sleep disturbanceInterrupted or poor rest
disturb, disturbance, disturbing, undisturbed, disturbs, disturbingly, disturber, disturbers