unsettlement
- noun
- /ʌnˈsɛtəlmənt/
:
inquietud
- In response to that traumatic history, Vri registers her own unsettlement, and the work becomes an act of witnessing—and further to that, an act in which the muted trauma of the witness registers.
Examples
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The unsettlement in the community was evident after the unexpected announcement of the factory closure.
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As he points out, empathic unsettlement does not and should not mean full identification with the victim's position.
Academic text (2005) -
The unsettlement and disorientation in Alien occur because of the trauma of that other history.
Academic text (2005) -
Republicans have to keep dredging up ones from 40 years ago, like they just happened yesterday, to keep their souls in the proper state of unsettlement.
Blog text (33) -
These are works that respond sensitively and truthfully to a climate of trauma and change; they enact the unsettlement that should affect each and every one who witnesses this traumatic past.
Academic text (2005) -
Describing Russia's current state of "profound unsettlement" as an incentive to change, "to choose oneself against oneself," she asks, "but doesn't this describe the situation of any nation in the world these days, including America?"
Academic text (1998) -
Her constant feeling of unsettlement made it difficult for her to concentrate on work.
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During times of unsettlement, many people find it challenging to maintain their daily routines.
Synonyms
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3.2
A feeling of physical pain or mental unease
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4.4
A feeling of worry and not being relaxed
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4.1
A problem that makes someone feel worried or emotionally upset
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3.6
A worried, uncomfortable feeling when you cannot relax
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7.4
A feeling of worry or unease
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6.0
A feeling of being uneasy or awkward
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9.7
A feeling of worry that makes you restless and uneasy
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7.4
A state where people are not calm and feel worried or angry
A feeling of worry that makes you unable to relax
A feeling of being mentally or emotionally unstable
Antonyms
How Uneasy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unsettlement comes from the start un- meaning 'not' and settlement from settle meaning 'to make calm or stable', like in 'settle down'. So unsettlement is a state of being 'not calm' or 'not steady', which explains why it means feeling disturbed or uneasy.