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verb
To agitate or disturb; to upset, harass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard
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Synonyms: perturb, unsettle, agitate, freak, sting, bother, bring down, discompose, disconcert, enturbulate, disturb, mortify, put out, ruffle, throw off balance, upset, flurry
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined by L. Ron Hubbard, probably from the prefix en- plus turbulent or disturbed, to describe a state of mind within.
