unsettle

  • 1Unsettle — Un*set tle, v. i. To become unsettled or unfixed; to be disordered. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Unsettle — Un*set tle, v. t. [1st pref. un + settle.] To move or loosen from a settled position or state; to unfix; to displace; to disorder; to confuse. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3unsettle — index agitate (perturb), confuse (bewilder), confuse (create disorder), discompose, dislocate …

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  • 4unsettle — (v.) 1590s, undo from a fixed position, from UN (Cf. un ) (2) + SETTLE (Cf. settle) (v.). Of the mind, feelings, etc., attested from 1640s. Unsettled not peaceful, not firmly established is recorded from 1590s. Meaning not occupied by settlers is …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 5unsettle — *disorder, derange, disarrange, disorganize, disturb Analogous words: discommode, incommode, trouble (see INCONVENIENCE): upset, agitate, perturb, *discompose, disquiet Antonyms: settle …

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  • 6unsettle — [v] bother, upset agitate, confuse, dement, derange, disarrange, disarray, discommode, discompose, disconcert, disorder, disorganize, displace, disquiet, disrupt, disturb, down, flurry, fluster, fuddle, get to*, jumble, needle, perturb, psych… …

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  • 7unsettle — ► VERB ▪ cause to be anxious or uneasy; disturb. DERIVATIVES unsettling adjective …

    English terms dictionary

  • 8unsettle — [unset′ l] vt. unsettled, unsettling to make unsettled, insecure, or unstable; disturb, displace, disarrange, or disorder vi. to become unsettled unsettlement n …

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  • 9unsettle — UK [ʌnˈset(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms unsettle : present tense I/you/we/they unsettle he/she/it unsettles present participle unsettling past tense unsettled past participle unsettled to make someone feel nervous, confused, or upset… …

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  • 10unsettle — verb a) To make upset or uncomfortable Dont unsettle the horses or theyll bolt. b) To bring into disorder or disarray Ant: settle …

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