unsettle
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un·set·tle
(ŭn-sĕt′l)tr.v. un·set·tled, un·set·tling, un·set·tles
1. To change from a settled condition; disrupt: Strikes unsettled the economy.
2. To make uneasy; disturb: We were unsettled by the gruesome news.
un·set′tle·ment n.
un·set′tling·ly adv.
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unsettle
(ʌnˈsɛtəl)vb
1. (usually tr) to change or become changed from a fixed or settled condition
2. (tr) to confuse or agitate (emotions, the mind, etc)
unˈsettlement n
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un•set•tle
(ʌnˈsɛt l)v. -tled, -tling. v.t.
1. 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.
v.i. 4. to become unfixed or disordered.
[1535–45]
un•set′tle•ment, n.
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unsettle
Past participle: unsettled
Gerund: unsettling
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| Verb | 1. |  unsettle - disturb the composure of unman - cause to lose one's nerve; "an unmanning experience" |
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unsettle
verb disturb, trouble, upset, throw (informal), bother, confuse, disorder, rattle (informal), agitate, ruffle, unnerve, disconcert, unbalance, fluster, perturb, faze, throw into confusion, throw off balance, discompose, throw into disorder, throw into uproar The presence of the two policemen unsettled her.
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unsettle
verb1. To put out of proper order:
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Translations
يُشَوِّش، يُزْعِج
rozrušit
gøre nervøsgøre usikker
koma úr jafnvægi
izsist no sliedēmsatraukt
huzurunu kaçırmaktedirgin etmek
unsettle
[ˈʌnˈsetl] VT [+ opponent] → desconcertar; [+ relationship] → desestabilizarif this gets into the papers it will only unsettle people → si esto se publica en los periódicos lo único que hará es poner nerviosa or inquietar a la gente
don't let her comments unsettle you → no dejes que sus comentarios te pongan nervioso
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unsettle
vt
(= throw off balance, confuse) → aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen; (= agitate, upset) → aufregen; (= disturb emotionally) → verstören; person (news) → beunruhigen; (defeat, failure, criticism) → verunsichern; market → aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen, verunsichern; faith → erschüttern
foundations → erschüttern
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unsettle
(anˈsetl) verb to disturb or upset. Will a change of schools unsettle the child?
unˈsettled adjective1. (of weather) changeable.
2. anxious or restless. in an unsettled mood.
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