Excite vs Disturb - What's the difference?
excite | disturb | Related terms |
To stir the emotions of.
To arouse or bring out (eg feelings); to stimulate.
(physics) To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.
* Milton
to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion.
(obsolete) disturbance
Excite is a related term of disturb.
As verbs the difference between excite and disturb
is that excite is while disturb is to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.As an adjective excite
is horny; excited.As a noun disturb is
(obsolete) disturbance.excite
English
Verb
(excit)- The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present.
- Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored.
- The political reforms excited unrest among to population.
- There are drugs designed to excite certain nerves in our body.
- By applying electric potential to the neon atoms, the electrons become excited , then emit a photon when returning to normal.
Antonyms
* relax, calmExternal links
* * ----disturb
English
Verb
(en verb)- The noisy ventilation disturbed me during the exam.
- The performance was disturbed twice by a ringing mobile phone.
- A school of fish disturbed the water.
- A mudslide disturbed the course of the river.
- The trauma disturbed his mind.
- disturb his inmost counsels from their destined aim
- A disturbing film that tries to explore the mind of a serial killer.
- His behaviour is very disturbing .
Derived terms
* disturbanceNoun
- (Milton)