1. throw into great confusion or disorder; - Example: "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt" [syn: perturb, derange, throw out of kilter]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
throw out of kilter
v 1: throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental
Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria
and Egypt" [syn: perturb, derange, throw out of
kilter]