Disturb and Shift

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Disturb verb - To change the place or position of.

Usage example: the items on her desk had been disturbed by someone

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Shift is a synonym for disturb in disorder topic. In some cases you can use "Shift" instead a verb "Disturb", when it comes to topics like move.

Shift verb - To change the place or position of.

Usage example: he shifted the vase closer to the wall so that it wouldn't get knocked over

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Disturb is a synonym for shift in move topic. Sometimes you can use "Disturb" instead a verb "Shift", if it concerns topics such as switch.

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

balance	disturb balance	shift balance
world	disturb world	shift world

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