unsettle
verb
un·set·tle
ˌən-ˈse-tᵊl 
unsettled; unsettling; unsettles
1
: to loosen or move from a settled state or condition : make unstable : disorder
2
: to perturb or agitate mentally or emotionally : discompose
: to become unsettled
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Examples of unsettle in a Sentence
Such a sudden change will unsettle her.
the news that the local grocery store had sold contaminated produce unsettled many shoppers
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The ringing in his ears from the 113.4 mph rocket must have unsettled Winn.
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Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
The unrest on campus and reports of antisemitism unsettled Shirel Stemmons, who monitored the news with her husband, Robert, from their home in London.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
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Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
The unrest on campus and reports of antisemitism unsettled Shirel Stemmons, who monitored the news with her husband, Robert, from their home in London.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
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“Unsettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsettle. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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unsettle
verb
un·set·tle
ˌən-ˈset-ᵊl
ˈən-
1
: to move or loosen from a settled state
2
: to make uneasy
change unsettles him
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