How to say "disturbed" in Japanese

• 物騒ぶっそうJLPT N2approx.Common
  na-adjective, nounCovers 'disturbed' in the sense of unsettled or troubled circumstances, with a nuance of danger. Typical of descriptions of unsafe neighborhoods or tense, alarming situations rather than a person's mental state.
  地震じしんの後あと、この辺あたりは物騒ぶっそうだ。↗

  After the earthquake the neighbourhood felt insecure.
• 頭が変あたまがへん
  expression, na-adjectiveMatches 'disturbed' meaning mentally unbalanced or crazy, said of a person's mind. A fairly plain, colloquial phrasing, and a less common way to express this than dedicated vocabulary for mental illness.

Use 物騒 for a sense of danger or unrest in a place or situation, and 「頭が変」 only when describing a person as mentally disturbed or crazy.

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• 物騒ぶっそうdangerous
• 頭が変あたまがへんcrazy
• 病気びょうきcrazy