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perturbation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French perturbation, from Old French perturbacion, from Latin perturbatio

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

perturbation (countable and uncountable, plural perturbations)

  1. (uncountable) Agitation; the state of being perturbed
  2. (countable) A small change in a physical system, or more broadly any definable system (such as a biological or economic system)
  3. (countable, astronomy, physics) Variation in an orbit due to the influence of external bodies

Related terms

  • perturb
  • perturbatory

Translations


French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perturbatio, perturbationem.

Pronunciation

Noun

perturbation f (plural perturbations)

  1. disturbance
  2. derangement

Related terms

  • perturber

Descendants

  • ? Romanian: perturba?ie

Further reading

  • “perturbation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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misgiving

English

Etymology

From misgive , from mis- +? give, from Middle English give (suggest, given). Compare given and what gives.

Noun

misgiving (plural misgivings)

  1. doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread

Usage notes

Almost always used in the plural.

Synonyms

  • doubt
  • See Thesaurus:apprehension

Translations

References

Further reading

  • misgiving in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • misgiving in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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