perturb

transitive verb

To disturb or confuse; make uneasy or anxious.

transitive verb

To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state.

transitive verb

To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.

To disturb greatly; agitate; disquiet.

To disorder; confuse; cause irregularity in.

transitive verb

To disturb; to agitate; to vex; to trouble; to disquiet.

transitive verb

To disorder; to confuse.

verb

To disturb; to bother or unsettle.

verb

To slightly modify the motion of an object.