unsettle
verb (used with object)
to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb.
are unsettling
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present progressiveof unsettle.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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China’s new rules are unsettling Asian advisers to the rich.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
A resident of Mohammed Bin Zayed City on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, Binoy said the frequent explosions from interceptions are unsettling.
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
But concerns about a trade war are unsettling markets and creating fears of a recession in the US.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025
Interspecies disease outbreaks are unsettling examples of such connections and require global collaboration among public, wildlife, agricultural, health and other sectors.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2024
We only hold together what you are unsettling, and what, but for us, would go to pieces in all directions.
From The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
