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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
When someone's rage is justified, such as when their family member has been disappeared to an El Salvadoran gulag for Kristi Noem's photo shoot, it's unsettling.
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.
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