mentally disturbed
1disturbed — [[t]dɪstɜ͟ː(r)bd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A disturbed person is very upset emotionally, and often needs special care or treatment. ...working with severely emotionally disturbed children... The murderer was apparently mentally disturbed. 2) ADJ GRADED …
2disturbed child — child with an emotional disorder, mentally disturbed child …
3disturbed — pp. adj. from DISTURB (Cf. disturb). Meaning emotionally or mentally unstable is from 1904 …
4disturbed — adj. 1 mentally ill VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ deeply, highly, seriously, severely …
5disturbed — dis|turbed [dıˈstə:bd US ə:rbd] adj 1.) not behaving normally because of a mental condition mentally/emotionally disturbed ▪ the care of emotionally disturbed children ▪ while the balance of his mind was disturbed 2.) worried or upset disturbed… …
6mentally — adv. Mentally is used with these adjectives: ↑active, ↑alert, ↑competent, ↑defective, ↑deficient, ↑deranged, ↑disabled, ↑disturbed, ↑exhausted, ↑exhausting, ↑handicapped, ↑ …
7disturbed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unbalanced, touched. See insanity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Disturbed physically] Syn. upset, disorganized, confused; see disordered . 2. [Disturbed mentally] Syn. agitated, disquieted, upset; see …
8disturbed — 1. naughty or ill disciplined Sociological jargon which does not imply that the miscreants have been interrupted in their activities: Boys and girls who steal or vandalize, or wet the bed, or are found by their teachers or doctors… …
9disturbed — Synonyms and related words: abashed, abroad, adrift, afflicted, aggravated, agitated, all overish, amiss, angry, annoyed, anxious, anxioused up, apprehensive, askew, astray, at sea, awry, balled up, batty, beset, bewildered, bonkers, bothered,… …
10disturbed — adj 1. agitated, ruffled, flustered, perturbed, flustered, troubled, upset, discomposed, Sl. all shook up, Sl. all hot and bothered; uneasy, anxious, restive, apprehensive, on pins and needles. 2. annoyed, irritated, vexed, piqued, peeved,… …
