unsettlement
Americannoun
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an act or an instance of unsettling.
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the state or quality of being unsettled.
Such strange behavior caused me some unsettlement.
Etymology
Origin of unsettlement
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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