Polyglot Dictionary

perturbação

/peɾtuɾbaˈsɐ̃w/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
perturbações

Meaning

  1. disturbance

    • Houve perturbação da ordem.

      There was a breach of order.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

distúrbio

distúrbio is more clinical or medical too, like "distúrbio do sono," a sleep disorder; perturbação is more general — both mean "disturbance."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

perturbación

perturbación is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "disturbance."

Practice

1 What does perturbação mean?

2 Fill the gap: Houve ___ da ordem.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches perturbação?

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