Both Uses of
perturb
in
Mansfield Park
- She had changed her position; and, with her eyes fixed intently on one of the windows, was listening to her uncle in the utmost perturbation and dismay.
Chpt 32 *perturbation = anxiety (uneasiness)
- The cousin who was travelling towards them could hardly have less than visited their agitated spirits—one all happiness, the other all varying and indescribable perturbation.
Chpt 46perturbation = disturbance of mind
Definition:
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(perturb as in: she was perturbed) to disturb in mind or make uneasy