Unsettle

ahd-5
  • transitive verb. To change from a settled condition; disrupt.
  • transitive verb. To make uneasy; disturb.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To change from a settled state; make to be no longer fixed, steady, or established; unhinge; make uncertain or fluctuating: as, to unsettle doctrines or opinions.
  • To move from a place; remove. To disorder; derange; make mad: as, to unsettle a person's intellect.
  • To become unfixed; give way; be disordered.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To move or loosen from a settled position or state; to unfix; to displace; to disorder; to confuse.
  • intransitive verb. To become unsettled or unfixed; to be disordered.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To make upset or uncomfortable
  • verb. To bring into disorder or disarray
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. disturb the composure of
    • Word Usage
    "Levi says his work is designed to 'unsettle' viewers by challenging preconceptions of certain materials and objects."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    settle  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    discomfit  discompose  disconcert  untune  upset  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    unman  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Gretel  betel  kettle  metal  mettle  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Embarrass  depress  disconcert  disturb  eerie  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    addle  addle the wits  agitate  ball up  becloud  
    verb-form
    unsettled  unsettles  unsettling  
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