unsettle

(-set'l)

transitive verb unsettled, unsettling

to make unsettled, insecure, or unstable; disturb, displace, disarrange, or disorder

intransitive verb

to become unsettled

Related Forms:

See unsettle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb un·set·tled, un·set·tling, un·set·tles
verb, transitive
  1. To displace from a settled condition; disrupt.
  2. To make uneasy; disturb.
verb, intransitive
To become unsettled.

Related Forms:

  • un·setˈtle·ment noun
  • un·setˈtling·ly adverb

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