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unsettling

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un⋅set⋅tle

  [uhn-set-l] verb, -tled, -tling.
Use unsettling in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
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.
–verb (used without object)
4. to become unfixed or disordered.
Origin:
1535–45; un- 2 + settle 1

Synonyms:
2. upset, disturb, unbalance, confuse, disconcert.
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un·set·tle   (ŭn-sět'l)   
v.   un·set·tled, un·set·tling, un·set·tles

v.   tr.

  1. To displace from a settled condition; disrupt.

  2. To make uneasy; disturb.

v.   intr.
To become unsettled.
un·set'tle·ment n., un·set'tling·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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