perturbé

disturbed, troubled

adjective pehr-toor-BAY Rare

Also means

disrupted

Usage Note

Perturbé describes a person who is psychologically troubled or emotionally disturbed, or a service that is disrupted — trafic perturbé (disrupted traffic) is a common phrase on French public transport. The verb perturber means to disturb or to disrupt, and une perturbation is a disturbance or disruption. The feminine form is perturbée.

Examples

"Le trafic est fortement perturbé ce matin."

Natural Translation

Traffic is severely disrupted this morning.

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