unsettle
verb (used with object)
to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb.
have unsettled
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present perfectof unsettle.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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Still, the closures have unsettled providers who work closely with local vulnerable populations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
Such declarations have unsettled Iran's neighbours, particularly Gulf states hosting US forces.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
More than 40,000 people are living in trash-strewn homeless encampments and rusty RVs, and widely publicized smash-and-grab robberies and home invasions have unsettled residents.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
But her foreign policy views have unsettled U.S. officials.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
I fear we have unsettled her faith; not that we ever urged our views—indeed we have scarcely ever spoken of them—but there has been before her the ever- present and silent force of example.
From His Sombre Rivals by Edward Payson Roe
