Society today depends on many environmental preconditions, but these can only have a destructive effect.
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perturbation | BrE ˌpəːtəˈbeɪʃn, AmE ˌpərdərˈbeɪʃ(ə)n | noun 1 (throwing into confusion) Störung (Fem.) (of plans) Durchkreuzung (Fem.) 2 (agitation) Beunruhigung (Fem.) 3 (Astronomy, Physics) Störung (Fem.) Perturbation (Fem.) (technical)