| 1. | not settled; not fixed or stable; without established order; unorganized; disorganized: an unsettled social order; still unsettled in their new home. |
| 2. | continuously moving or changing; not situated in one place: an unsettled life. |
| 3. | wavering or uncertain, as in opinions or behavior; unstable; erratic: an unsettled state of mind. |
| 4. | not populated or settled, as a region: an unsettled wilderness. |
| 5. | undetermined, as a point at issue; undecided; doubtful: After many years the matter was still unsettled. |
| 6. | not adjusted, closed, or disposed of, as an account, estate, or law case. |
| 7. | liable to change; inconstant; variable: unsettled weather. |
verb, -tled, -tling.| 1. | to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government. |
| 2. | to shake or weaken (beliefs, feelings, etc.); cause doubt or uncertainty about: doubts unsettling his religious convictions. |
| 3. | to vex or agitate the mind or emotions of; upset; discompose: The quarrel unsettled her. |
| 4. | to become unfixed or disordered. |