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unsettlement

American  
[uhn-set-l-muhnt] / ʌnˈsɛt l mənt /

noun

  1. an act or an instance of unsettling.

  2. the state or quality of being unsettled.

    Such strange behavior caused me some unsettlement.


Etymology

Origin of unsettlement

First recorded in 1640–50; unsettle + -ment

Example Sentences

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It always seeks out that which will increase its own velocity, deepen its hold, magnify its unsettlement….

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024

Most people I met or heard speak over the weekend agreed there was a common element of unease and unsettlement, which explains the panels dedicated to simpatico artists like Clive Barker, David Cronenberg and J.G.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2022

It signals a widespread social unsettlement, an unbounded and uncontainable anxiety.

From Salon • Aug. 31, 2021

This unsettlement stretches across species, and is at its most playful in A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Titania’s drug-fuelled enchantment with Bottom as an ass.

From The Guardian • Apr. 18, 2016

But if a moment of general uncertainty and unsettlement came, they might prove a dangerous disturbing force.

From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by McCarthy, Justin

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