disturb

[US]/dɪˈstɜːb/
[UK]/dɪˈstɜːrb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. abalahin ang katahimikan, pahinga, kapayapaan, o kaayusan; guluhin; pabaguhin; irita.
Word Forms
Present Participledisturbing
Third Person Singulardisturbs
Past Participledisturbed
Past Tensedisturbed

Phrases & Collocations

do not disturb

huwag abalahin

Example Sentences

disturb the tranquility of the night

istorbohin ang katahimikan ng gabi

Please don't disturb him.

Pakiusap, huwag siyang istorbohin.

I hate to disturb you.

Napopoot akong istorbohin ka.

Don’t disturb her repose.

Huwag istorbohin ang kanyang kapayapaan.

the treatment of disturbed chil-dren.

ang paggamot sa mga batang naiistorbo.

a disturbing blend of violence and eroticism.

Isang nakakagambalang timpla ng karahasan at kabastusan.

a disturbing thought struck Melissa.

Isang nakakagambalang iniisip ang tumama kay Melissa.

Pardon me for disturbing you.

Paumanhin sa pagistorbo sa iyo.

I don't like to disturb you.

Ayaw kong istorbohin ka.

was arrested for disturbing the peace.

Naaresto dahil sa paggawa ng kaguluhan.

Wind disturbed the water.

Iniistorbo ng hangin ang tubig.

noise that disturbed my sleep.

ingay na iniistorbo ang aking pagtulog.

The child continually disturbs the class.

Patuloy na nagulo ng bata ang klase.

I must apologize for disturbing you like this.

Kailangan kong humingi ng tawad sa paggambala sa iyo sa ganitong paraan.

Real-world Examples

Not a plough had ever disturbed a grain of that stubborn soil.

Source: Returning Home

But that's not why I disturb you now.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

The sign reads, Please Do Not Disturb.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Mr. Delfino asked not to be disturbed.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

'No, she said I shouldn't disturb her so early.

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

The witch will know things have been disturbed!

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

Wives are often profoundly disturbed at such a time.

Source: Prosecution witness

That way, no divers could potentially disturb this piece of history.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2023 Collection

They choose a sheltered place that won't disturb the locals.

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

" He does not wish to be disturbed, " Areo Hotah said again.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

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