unsettled
adjective
not settled; not fixed or stable; without established order; unorganized; disorganized.
unsettledness
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a word derived from
unsettled.
Example Sentences
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The disarray and unsettledness that characterizes the end of this trial is unsatisfying but also in line with the whole of the Clancy saga.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Königsberg employed an often-used metaphor to describe this unsettledness: Until the 1980s, he said, German Jews “sat on a packed suitcase.”
From New York Times ● May 21, 2019
Yet that unsettledness is where the novel gets its timeless power.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2018
Advocates and administrators throughout California say they have observed pronounced signs of unsettledness.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2017
We were there enjoying the party when an unsettledness started creeping through the crowd.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
