Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PER-TURB-A'TION
PER-TURB', or PER'TURB-ATEPER'TURB-A-TOR, or PER-TURB'ER
PER-TURB-A'TION, n. [L. perturbatio.]
- Disquiet or agitation of mind. – Milton.
- Restlessness of passions; great uneasiness.
- Disturbance; disorder; commotion in public affairs. Bacon.
- Disturbance of passions; commotion of spirit. – B. Jonson.
- Cause of disquiet. Oh polished perturbation, golden care! – Shak.
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