unsettle
verb[T]
uk/ʌnˈset.əl/us/ʌnˈset̬.əl/unsettleverb[T](WORRY)
to make someonefeelanxiousorslightlyworried:
Even the mostexperiencedbatsmenwere unsettled by thespeedof thisbowler.
- Theseeffortsunsettlednationalistsin allcamps.
- Thespreadof thediseasehas unsettled thecountry.
- Manypeoplehavecomplainedthey are unsettled byautomatedcalls.
- Here are a set ofchangesthat have madeBritainricherbut which havedeeplyunsettled manypeople.
Upsetting and destabilizing
- bring
- bringsomeonedown
- delegitimize
- destabilization
- destabilize
- disruptive
- disruptively
- knock/throwsomeonefor a loopidiom
- loop
- make wavesidiom
- put the skids undersomethingidiom
- rock
- scupper
- stir
- turn
- unsettling
- unspool
- unspooling
- upset
- wave
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Causing anxiety and worry
unsettleverb[T](CHANGE)
to make somethingchange, in a way that makes it moredifficulttoknowwhat willhappen:
Thelegislationdoesn'tappearto have unsettleddailylifeinSantaFe.
The airline'sdecisiontocutairfaresislikelyto unsettle themarket.
- This so unsettles theviewofAmericathat it'sdoublyeffective.
- Thecrisishas unsettledfinancialmarketsandbroughtdirepredictionsofrevolutionorcivilwarfrom somepoliticians.
- Mr Bernankehighlightedtheimportanceofinflationexpectationsand saidsustainedhighheadlineinflation-pushedup byenergyprices- could unsettle thoseexpectations.
- And this week'sprimariesmayfurtherunsettle therace.
Upsetting and destabilizing
- bring
- bringsomeonedown
- delegitimize
- destabilization
- destabilize
- disruptive
- disruptively
- knock/throwsomeonefor a loopidiom
- loop
- make wavesidiom
- put the skids undersomethingidiom
- rock
- scupper
- stir
- turn
- unsettling
- unspool
- unspooling
- upset
- wave
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Change and changes
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unsettling