to unstill
9.9
Make people and places feel restless or worried
- verb
- /ʌnˈstɪl/
:
inquietar
- The thunderstorm outside unstilled the children, making them unable to sleep.
Examples
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Her unexpected arrival unstilled the peaceful gathering, stirring everyone into conversation.
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The news of the sudden changes unstilled the normally quiet neighborhood, prompting discussions among the residents.
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The door slammed, unstilling the plastic model spine Tana used for demos.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
to unnerve
vsto unstill
20
6.3
To make someone feel nervous and less confident
creates stronger restlessness and agitation rather than mere loss of confidence
to unsettle
vsto unstill
7
4.9
To make someone feel worried or uneasy
causes more restless agitation and active disturbance rather than mild unease
to unhinge
vsto unstill
1
7.9
To make someone very upset or unable to think clearly
causes restlessness or agitation without causing full mental breakdown
to unfix
vsto unstill
9.1
Make someone feel upset and unable to think clearly
causes restless agitation and disturbance rather than full emotional collapse
8.9
To make someone lose their calm and feel upset
produces restless unease and agitation rather than only lowered harmony
Antonyms
How Agitated
to unhinge
1
7.9
1
7.9
to agitate
42
4.8
42
4.8
to unnerve
20
6.3
20
6.3
to unstill
9.9
to unsettle
7
4.9
7
4.9
to disturb
183
2.1
183
2.1
to bother
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
unstill infinitive
unstilled past
unstilled past participle
unstilling present participle
unstills third person singular
Morphology
Etymology
The verb unstill comes from the parts un- and still, and it means to make someone 'not calm' or to disturb their calm. So, to unstill a room or a person is to make them restless or uneasy.