Definitions for unsettleʌnˈsɛt l

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•set•tleʌnˈsɛt l(v.)-tled, -tling.

  1. (v.t.)to alter from a settled state; render unstable; disturb.

  2. to shake or weaken (beliefs, feelings, etc.); cause doubt or uncertainty about.

  3. to vex or agitate the mind or emotions of; upset; discompose.

  4. (v.i.)to become unfixed or disordered.

Origin of unsettle:

1535–45

un•set′tle•ment(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle(verb)

    disturb the composure of

Wiktionary

  1. unsettle(Verb)

    To make upset or uncomfortable

  2. unsettle(Verb)

    To bring into disorder or disarray

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unsettle(verb)

    to move or loosen from a settled position or state; to unfix; to displace; to disorder; to confuse

  2. Unsettle(verb)

    to become unsettled or unfixed; to be disordered


Translations for unsettle

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

unsettle(verb)

to disturb or upset

Will a change of schools unsettle the child?

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