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- DictionaryUn·set·tle/ˌənˈsed(ə)l/
verb
- 1. cause to feel anxious or uneasy; disturb: "the crisis has unsettled financial markets"
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To unsettle is to make someone feel disconcerted and disturbed. After you watch a scary horror movie, every little sound in your dark house will probably unsettle you. Things that leave you uneasy or anxious unsettle you, whether you receive a creepy prank phone call or have to start at a new school after moving in the middle of the year.
Definition of unsettle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
unsettle in American English. (ʌnˈsetl) (verb -tled, -tling) transitive verb. 1. to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb. Violence unsettled the government. 2. to shake or weaken ( beliefs, feelings, etc.); cause doubt or uncertainty about.
Definitions of 'unsettle' If something unsettles you, it makes you feel rather worried or uncertain. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'unsettle' American English: ʌnsɛtəl British English: ʌnsetəl. More. Conjugations of 'unsettle' present simple: I unsettle, you unsettle [...] past simple: I unsettled, you unsettled [...] past participle: unsettled.
Unsettle definition: to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb. See examples of UNSETTLE used in a sentence.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English un‧set‧tle /ʌnˈsetl/ verb [ transitive] to make someone feel slightly nervous, worried, or upset The sudden changes unsettled Judy. → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus unsettle • She was still recovering from the accident so he avoided any subjects which might unsettle her.
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. to vex or agitate the mind or emotions of; upset; discompose: The quarrel unsettled her. v.i.
