as in upheaval
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Recent Examples of unsettlement
The third one is transgenerational trauma; the fact that this sense of dispossession, this sense of insecurity, this sense of unsettlement is transferred from generation to generation.
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
The first sign of unsettlement is when Carl starts bringing mismatched chairs to Jody’s shop, where the play takes place, claiming his own apartment is too small.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
The first sign of unsettlement is when Carl starts bringing mismatched chairs to Jody’s shop, where the play takes place, claiming his own apartment is too small.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsettlement
Noun
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Of course, the speculative, the surreal, the fantastic has always lent itself to intense, often other-wordly experiences of grief and upheaval.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The Town Council experienced a wave of upheaval in 2025 amid executive actions, member dismissals, resignations and public criticism.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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In the 1850s and 1860s, the partisan press in the United States helped stoke the political convulsions that led to the Civil War.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Less than 1% will contract West Nile neuroinvasive disease, a more serious neurological illness that causes tremors, convulsions, neck stiffness, disorientation, paralysis and even death.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
Noun
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The backstory Before there was a hotel, there was a revolution.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Said grew up in Iran in the decade and a half before the 1979 revolution and left for America shortly after it.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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“Unsettlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsettlement. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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