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unsettle
[ uhn-set-l ]
verb (used with object)
- to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb:
Violence unsettled the government.
- to shake or weaken (beliefs, feelings, etc.); cause doubt or uncertainty about:
doubts unsettling his religious convictions.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- to vex or agitate the mind or emotions of; upset; discompose:
The quarrel unsettled her.
verb (used without object)
- to become unfixed or disordered.
unsettle
/ ʌˈɛə /
verb
- usually tr to change or become changed from a fixed or settled condition
- tr to confuse or agitate (emotions, the mind, etc)
Derived Forms
- ܲˈٳٱԳ, noun
Example Sentences
Roberts said after the game that the reigning MVP looked a little unsettled at the plate.
Maybe that says more about my play style than anything else, but it also means that I like having to overthink things — including unsettling moral dilemmas, which leads me to Abby and her revenge tour.
Someone had the unsettling idea to play a recording of Aldous reading from his novel “Time Must Have a Stop” — a passage about a character's journey into the afterlife.
It’s a concession Min is willing to live with, but one that seems to unsettle Ja-Young.
But as dumb as it all was, I find myself unsettled.
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