perturbación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perturbātiōnem; equivalent to perturbar (“to perturb”) +‎ -ción (“-tion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /peɾtuɾbaˈθjon/ [peɾ.t̪uɾ.β̞aˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /peɾtuɾbaˈsjon/ [peɾ.t̪uɾ.β̞aˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: per‧tur‧ba‧ción

Noun

perturbación f (plural perturbaciones)

1. perturbation
2. disturbance

   Synonym: disturbio

3. disruption

   Synonyms: desarreglo, disrupción

4. agitation

   Synonym: agitación

Further reading

• “perturbación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10