perturbable
Prone to agitation
Perturbable describes someone or something capable of being disturbed or unsettled.
The word appears almost exclusively in its negative form—imperturbable—to describe calm, unflappable people.
When perturbable does appear, it usually emphasizes vulnerability to disruption: Even the most perturbable among us would have stayed calm in that situation.
Easily broken or damaged
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- exposedOut in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
assailable · weak · insecure · breakable · shakeable
Easily provoked to annoyance
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
- ruffledDisturbed or trimmed ornamentally
- discomposedDisturbed from tranquility
excitable · temperamental · touchy · testy · prickly · oversensitive · thin-skinned · volatile
Easily influenced or affected
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- reactiveTending to respond
- responsiveQuick to react
- suggestibleEasily influenced by others
influenceable · malleable · pliable · yielding · open · receptive · amenable · easily affected
Uneasy and apprehensive
- jitteryAnxiously restless
- edgyTense and irritable
- worriedTroubled by uncertainty
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
uneasy · tense · restless · antsy · fidgety · fearful · panicky · stressed
Liable to sudden change
- mercurialProne to sudden change
- changeableCapable of alteration
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
capricious · fickle · inconsistent · variable · fluctuating · unsteady · unsettled · temperamental
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- exposedOut in open
unprotected · assailable · weak · insecure · breakable · shakeable
irritable
Easily provoked to annoyance
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
- ruffledDisturbed or trimmed ornamentally
discomposed · excitable · temperamental · touchy · testy · prickly · oversensitive · thin-skinned · volatile · moody
impressionable
Easily influenced or affected
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- reactiveTending to respond
- responsiveQuick to react
suggestible · influenceable · malleable · pliable · yielding · open · receptive · amenable · easily affected · soft
nervous
Uneasy and apprehensive
apprehensive · uneasy · tense · restless · antsy · fidgety · fearful · panicky · stressed · overwrought
volatile
Liable to sudden change
- mercurialProne to sudden change
- changeableCapable of alteration
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
unpredictable · capricious · fickle · inconsistent · variable · fluctuating · unsteady · unsettled · temperamental · mutable
perturbableimperturbable
Incapable of being upset
unperturbable · unflappable · calm · composed · collected
imperturbable, imperturbably, imperturbability, unperturbable