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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"
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.
verb. /ʌnˈsetl/ Verb Forms. unsettle somebody to make somebody feel upset or worried, especially because a situation has changed. Changing schools might unsettle the kids. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
unsettle verb [T] (CHANGE) to make something change, in a way that makes it more difficult to know what will happen: The legislation doesn't appear to have unsettled daily life in Santa Fe. The airline's decision to cut air fares is likely to unsettle the market. More examples.
3 days ago · 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.
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.
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 meaning: to make (someone) nervous, worried, or upset.
