unsettle
verb (used with object)
to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb.
will unsettle
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future tenseof unsettle.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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That, she said, "will unsettle our financial and other commercial institutions, to the point that doing business in a state in which they face undefined, exponential liability might soon prove unpalatable."
From Reuters ● Jun. 13, 2023
"Any failure to do so will unsettle the markets," he warned the chancellor.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2022
“It will unsettle our national foundation,” he said, “enervating our national character and values.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
“It is possible that the upcoming elections will unsettle things again,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2019
"Has anything come back to you, so far, that will unsettle your present life?"
From Somehow Good by William Frend De Morgan
