Disterr

/dɪsˈtɜr/ verb

Definition

To unearth or dig up something that was buried; to disinter or excavate.

Etymology

From Latin dis- (reverse) + terre (earth). Related to 'disinter' and 'exhume,' this verb literally means to reverse the act of earthing or burying something underground.

Kelly Says

Medieval texts used this word to describe both literal grave-robbing and metaphorical 'unearthing' of secrets or forgotten knowledge—it's a poetic way to say 'bring to light.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንደም
men-dem
ARالعربية
فوضى
fuw-dhee
BNবাংলা
বিঘ্নিত করা
bi-gh-ni-ta-kora
CACatalà
desestabilitzar
de-se-sta-bi-li-zar
CSČeština
podrážděti
po-dra-zhe-ti
DADansk
forstyrre
for-stir-re
DEDeutsch
beeinträchtigen
bay-in-troe-ch-en
ELΕλληνικά
ταραχώ
ta-ra-cho
ESEspañol
perturbar
per-tur-bar
FAفارسی
نابود کردن
na-bood-e-karan
FISuomi
häiritä
hai-ri-ta
FRFrançais
perturber
per-tur-ber
GUGU
શાંતિ ભંગ કરવું
sha-an-ti-bhang kar-vu
HAHA
rufe
roo-fe
HEעברית
לערער
le-re-er
HIहिन्दी
परेशान करना
pa-re-shaan karna
HUMagyar
zavartani
za-var-ta-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengganggu
me-gan-gu
IGIG
gbagbuo
gba-g-boo-o
ITItaliano
turbare
toor-bare
JA日本語
混乱させる
konran-saseru
KKKK
қирау
ki-rau
KMKM
បាត់បង្ខាត់
ba-at-bang-kha-at
KO한국어
혼란스럽게 하다
hon-ran-seup-ge ha-da
MRMR
चलना
cha-la-na
MSBahasa Melayu
mengganggu
me-gan-gu
MYမြန်မာ
ပျက်စီး
pyat-si
NLNederlands
verstoren
ver-storen
NONorsk
forstyrre
for-stir-re
PAPA
ਖ਼ਤਰਨਾ
khat-ran-a
PLPolski
zakłócić
zak-wo-cic
PTPortuguês
perturbar
per-tur-bar
RORomână
perturba
per-tur-ba
RUРусский
расстроить
ras-stroyt
SVSvenska
störa
stora
SWKiswahili
kufuru
ku-fu-ru
TAதமிழ்
கலவரம்
ka-la-va-ram
TEతెలుగు
చలించు
cha-lin-chu
THไทย
สร้างความวุ่นวาย
sra-kwat-kwam-wun-wa-y
TLTL
gulo
goo-lo
TRTürkçe
bozulmak
bo-zul-mak
UKУкраїнська
збунтувати
z-boon-tu-vaty
URاردو
خراب کرنا
kha-rab karna
VITiếng Việt
làm rối loạn
lam roi lo-an
YOYO
ṣẹṣẹ
she-she
ZH中文
扰乱
rao-luan
ZUZU
ukusela
u-ku-se-la

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