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unsettle

verb
/ʌnˈsɛtəl/

Etymology

From un- + settle.

  1. derived from saht
  2. inherited from sahtlian
  3. inherited from sahtlen
  4. derived from setl
  5. inherited from setlan — “to settle, seat, put to rest”
  6. inherited from setlen
  7. prefixed as unsettle — “un + settle”

Definitions

  1. To make upset or uncomfortable

    • Don't unsettle the horses or they'll bolt.
    • Athletic have been showing signs of fatigue domestically and they never quite seemed to reach the same pitch of intensity that had so unsettled Manchester United and Schalke 04 in earlier rounds.

  2. To bring into disorder or disarray

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA