unsettle

verb

ˌən-ˈse-tᵊl How to pronounce unsettle (audio)
Definition of unsettlenext
as in to disturb
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy the news that the local grocery store had sold contaminated produce unsettled many shoppers

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Recent Examples of unsettle Those numbers should unsettle anyone whose AI strategy assumes the pilot phase is the risky part. — Fawad Butt, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The mixed results underscore how unsettled the Democratic race remains more than two years before the first votes are expected to be cast. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 The locations for those fights, which have been linked to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Texas and Florida, are allegedly unsettled. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 July 2026 But what unsettled him was not what was missing from Grokipedia but what was slightly off. — Carson Griffith, New Yorker, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsettle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsettle
  1. disturb
  2. distract
  3. bother
  4. alarm
  5. worry
  6. concern
  7. agitate
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  • Sulfur-rich gases reaching the upper atmosphere could reflect sunlight and temporarily cool the climate, disturbing rainfall and reducing harvests worldwide.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Some people think putting more and more effects is the best way to express ourselves for the audience, and some filmmakers just want to keep the balance without disturbing the original movie.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturb
Verb
  • The running text would distract from interviews of newsmakers, for example, but executives do see more chances to use it.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Environmental groups, including the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, argue that bioplastics maintain the single-use paradigm and distract from real solutions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of distract
Verb
  • The one issue that is bothering me at or just before launch is the CPU's Wear and Tear management.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • As if the constant barrage of political ads wasn't enough, some WCCO viewers are particularly bothered by the language candidates are using.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of bother
Verb
  • Found in many foods For consumers, of course, the latest food safety concerns can be alarming given that lettuce and jalapeño peppers are used in many of the roughly 1 billion meals Americans consume daily.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Murphy is alarmed by what Iran stands to benefit from an end to the war.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of alarm
Verb
  • Hospices, good and bad, worry about their bottom lines and Medicare's fraud audits.
    — Kim Clark, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But that’s left some observers worried Disney wasn’t bringing in enough summertime visitors.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of worry
Verb
  • By identifying exactly what the frustration concerns before reacting, leaders are more likely to channel emotion toward fixing broken systems instead of attacking individuals.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • At least as far as productivity is concerned, there is some merit to this thinking.
    — Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of concern
Verb
  • Instead of budgeting for $1,800 in tissues, the school insists on agitating parents all summer over crap like this.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • He was agitated by failures to land first-choice replacements for the second summer running.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of agitate

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