unsettle
verb (used with object)
to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb.
has unsettled
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present perfectof unsettle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Kevin Warsh’s past advocacy for higher interest rates and a smaller balance sheet has unsettled digital asset investors.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
That prospect has unsettled California billionaires, in part because it would apply to those who were residents as of Jan. 1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
McCaul said the rhetoric alone has unsettled partners and emphasized that Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, is already covered under NATO’s mutual defense framework.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2026
Watching social unrest breakout across the country has unsettled Mohamed.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
It has unsettled the community at large, and disorganised all the military establishments of the province.
From Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 2 by Thomas Cochrane, Earl of Dundonald
