The act of perturbing, or the state of being perturbed; esp., agitation of mind.
Use in sentences of PERTURBATION
Meaning of PERTURBATION in English
The act of perturbing, or the state of being perturbed; esp., agitation of mind.
A disturbance in the regular elliptic or other motion of a heavenly body, produced by some force additional to that which causes its regular motion; as, the perturbations of the planets are caused by their attraction on each other.