What is another word for perturbed ?

like a cat on a hot tin roof

Showing or feeling insecurity or uncertainty

in a state of agitation

like a cat on hot bricks

like a fish out of water

having butterflies in the stomach

all of a doodah

with your heart in your mouth

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

with one's stomach in knots

shaking in one's shoes

running scared

scared out of your wits

frightened out of your wits

put out of countenance

lacking social skills

sombre^UK

somber^US

terrorized^US

terrorised^UK

baulked^UK

balked^US

paralysed with fear^UK

paralyzed with fear^US

waiting for the axe to fall

racked with suffering

pessimistic

waiting with bated breath

sceptical^UK

skeptical^US

lacking self-confidence

lacking in confidence

lacking assurance

at the end of your tether

not self-assured

up against it

pushing the panic button

pressurized^US

pressurised^UK

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

having a funny feeling

in fear and trepidation

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

immobilized^US

immobilised^UK

caviling^US

with your back to the wall

cavilling^UK

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Adjective

carrying a chip on your shoulder

Feeling annoyed, frustrated or worried about something

antagonized^US

ill-humored^US

antagonised^UK

as cross as two sticks

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

with all guns blazing

beside yourself with rage

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

with a chip on your shoulder

fed up to the teeth

out of joint

fed up to the back teeth

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

like a bear with a sore head

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

have had something up to here

sniveling^US

have had it up to here

snivelling^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

with chip on shoulder

have had it up to here with

have had a basinful of

having got out of bed on the wrong side

having got out of bed the wrong side

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Adjective

at the end of your tether

Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried

like a chicken with its head cut off

not knowing what to do with oneself

driven to distraction

tearing one's hair out

in a state of agitation

with one's stomach in knots

like a cat on a hot tin roof

having butterflies in the stomach

shaking in one's shoes

with your heart in your mouth

in transports of delight

in a frenzy of delight

knock-down-and-drag-out

paralyzed with fear^US

frozen with fear

paralysed with fear^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

raining cats and dogs

terrorizing^US

untrammeled^US

terrorising^UK

scared out of your wits

frightened out of your wits

nutsy

madhouse

vibrant

woolly^UK

wooly^US

like Piccadilly Circus

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Adjective

Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion

Verb

put someone off their stroke

To have thrown into a state of distress marked by confusion

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

put someone off their stride

put out of countenance

terrorized^US

setted someone back on their heels

terrorised^UK

made one's hair stand on end

dishevelled^UK

disheveled^US

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

caused to be at a stand

knocked for six

fouled up

scared the bejesus out of

caused someone to lose their composure

made someone scratch their head

paralysed^UK

balked^US

paralyzed^US

scared off

mucked

stopped someone in their tracks

ravelled^UK

made someone jump out of their skin

made one's blood run cold

filled with fear

put in a spot

knocked sideways

put the fear of God into

scared someone out of their wits

raveled^US

baulked^UK

scared the living daylights out of

hit like ton of bricks

scandalized^US

galvanized^US

antagonized^US

made one's flesh creep

made a mess of

chilled to the marrow

spoiled^US

galvanised^UK

took the wind out of your sails

mixt

knocked props out

threw into a blue funk

mixed

raised someone's eyebrows

antagonised^UK

spoilt^UK

pulled the rug out from under

taken the wind out of your sails

broke down

filled with consternation

scandalised^UK

scared someone half to death

thrown into a blue funk

frightened the living daylights out of

disconnected

scared the daylights out of

pulled the rug from under

shaken out of your complacency

thunderstricken

thunderstruck

gave offence to

shook out of your complacency

given someone a jolt

given someone a fright

gave someone a fright

thrown into a fright

gave one the creeps

given someone goose pimples

given someone the heebie-jeebies

threw into a fright

given one the creeps

gave someone goose pimples

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

hurt somebody's feelings

tantalised^UK

tantalized^US

made someone jump out of his skin

scared the pants off of

goaded

had an adverse effect on

went against the grain

stricken down

gone against the grain

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Verb

Past tense for to disturb the composure of

put someone off their stroke

pressurized^US

pressurised^UK

breathed down someone's neck

weighed heavily on

pulled the rug out from under

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

driven round the bend

terrified

made a scene

eaten away at

brought pressure to bear on

made someone scratch their head

pulled the rug from under

gotten on your nerves

got on one's nerves

gotten on one's nerves

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

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“The information did not perturb her, and her coolness was a challenge.”

Verb

Past tense for to make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

rubbed up the wrong way

gave someone the hump

given someone the hump

gotten on your nerves

gotten under your skin

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

made somebody's hackles rise

hurt somebody's feelings

ruffled one's feathers

confounded

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

put someone off their stroke

stirred

floored

put into a flap

rattled someone's cage

put someone's nose out of joint

beat

cast a gloom upon

beat down

gotten on one's nerves

gotten up someone's nose

got up someone's nose

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

gotten your hackles up

tired

driven to distraction

caused someone to lose their composure

driven round the bend

pushed someon's buttons

caused someone distress

knocked the stuffing out of

tantalised^UK

harshed someone's mellow

tried the patience of

knocked the wind out of

tantalized^US

brought tears to your eyes

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

given someone the pip

broke someone's heart

threw cold water on

borne down

gave someone the blues

beaten

thrown cold water on

given someone the blues

broken someone's heart

rubbed you up the wrong way

setted one's teeth on edge

dissed

appalled

raised hell

sticked in one's craw

become covered with condensation

chid

breathed down someone's neck

pushed the buttons of

eaten away at

made indignant

made somebody's blood boil

made an enemy of somebody

gotten on the wrong side of

got on the wrong side of

gotten on someone

got on someone

trod on someone's toes

trodden on someone's toes

became covered with condensation

drove you crazy

driven you crazy

drove you to distraction

drove out of mind

drove you off your head

driven you round the twist

driven you out of your mind

drove you round the bend

drove you round the twist

driven you off your head

driven you round the bend

drove you out of your mind

driven out of mind

driven you to distraction

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Verb

tugged at your heartstrings

(usually of a disease or condition) Past tense for to affect adversely

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

biassed^UK

biased^US

made an impression on

turned someone's head

come into one's consciousness

hurt somebody's feelings

came into one's consciousness

came to the mind of

came to

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