perturbation

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

PERTURBA'TION, noun [Latin perturbatio.] 1. Disquiet or agitation of mind. 2. Restlessness of passions; great uneasiness. 3. Disturbance; disorder; commotion in public affairs. 4. Disturbance of passions; commotion of spirit. 5. Cause of disquiet. O polished perturbation golden care!
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