Both Uses of
perturb
in
The Age of Innocence
- All this Mrs. Archer felt, and her son knew she felt; but he knew also that she had been perturbed by the premature announcement of his engagement, or rather by its cause; and it was for that reason—because on the whole he was a tender and indulgent master—that he had stayed at home that evening.†
Chpt 5
- Mr. Welland's brow remained clouded, and it was evident that his perturbed imagination had fastened at once on this last remark.†
Chpt 28 *
Definition:
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(perturb as in: she was perturbed) to disturb in mind or make uneasy