unsettle
verb (used with object)
to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb.
unsettling
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present participleof unsettle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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But as he aggressively attacks his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, and her father, Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno, Miller’s behavior is as bizarre as it is unsettling.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
For those too young to appreciate Spark’s dry humor, the story is enhanced by Edward Gorey’s pleasantly unsettling illustrations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It inherently asks us to consume these people and needs us to in order to make money, but sometimes consumers want to unhinge their jaws and eat these stars whole, a frightening and unsettling behavior.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Etching chips with DUV "is slower, lower-yield and more expensive than EUV production, but it is proving sufficient for near-frontier chips, unsettling policymakers and investors who had assumed China faced tighter constraints".
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
The next morning, she woke up too early, smelling her own bad breath and feeling a sad and unsettling peace.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
