to unsettle
7
4.9
- verb
- /ʌnˈsɛtəl/
:
inquietar
- That is what unsettles me.
- unsettle the reader
It was relying on different variables to unsettle you and, and to scare you.
- It was relying on different variables to unsettle you and, and to scare you.
- If we meet and I don't give you my name, it unsettles you.
- But this, like, really kind of unsettled her.
- Well, it is NATO right on Russia's border, which obviously unsettles Russia and Putin, but it's worth knowing that detail.
Examples
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I was afraid that dinner might unsettle you, all those Englishmen in uniform.
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Rather, by forging new polities and framing new definitions of local self-government, it promised to unsettle and redistribute political power.
Academic text (2017) -
On the one hand, the government is anxious not to unsettle investors.
Academic text (2005) -
Such relations both unsettle the power structure and transform their personal relationships.
Academic text (2007) -
What is it about them that so unsettles you?
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They're really gonna unsettle his mom.
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But old houses also seemed to unsettle our community, just as they unsettled me.
Academic text (2008) -
Not surprisingly, these revelations unsettle the protagonist, who is already confused about her identity.
Academic text (2014) -
Two coup attempts in three weeks were enough to unsettle even Idi Amin.
Fiction book (2000) -
The sudden noise from outside began to unsettle her as she tried to focus on her work.
Synonyms
410
5.3
To make someone lose confidence or feel upset
362
1.0
Make someone feel sad or worried
153
2.5
Make someone feel deeply worried or upset
41
4.2
To upset someone strongly and change how they feel
37
4.4
Make someone feel shocked or worried by something unexpected
31
4.1
Make someone feel slightly upset or annoyed
23
7.1
Make someone feel upset or lose confidence
20
6.3
To make someone feel nervous and less confident
12
8.4
Make someone feel strange or uncomfortable
7
7.1
To make someone feel uncomfortable or embarrassed
7
7.0
To make someone feel worried or uneasy
4
5.4
To make someone feel confused or unsure after a sudden change
2
7.4
Make someone feel nervous and unsure about what will happen
1
9.1
To make someone feel nervous
1
7.3
To make someone feel worried or uneasy
1
7.9
To make someone very upset or unable to think clearly
1
9.9
To make someone feel sudden shock and worry
1
8.4
To make someone feel uncomfortable, confused, or embarrassed
To make someone lose control of their feelings
To make someone lose their calm and feel upset
Make someone feel upset and unable to think clearly
Make people and places feel restless or worried
To disturb people or things
Antonyms
How Disturbed
148
3.2
133
1.9
153
2.5
7
4.9
∞
1.0
31
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unsettle is made from the parts un- meaning 'not' or 'to remove' and settle meaning 'to make calm or steady'. So to unsettle someone is to take away their calm and make them feel anxious or unsure.