Wordiyo

unsettle

🇬🇧 UK/.ʌn'setl/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To make someone feel anxious, uneasy, or disturbed; to throw into disorder

使不安；使动摇；扰乱

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
unnot, reversal
+
settleroot
=unsettle

Common Collocations

  • 1.unsettle someone使某人不安
  • 2.unsettle the market扰乱市场
  • 3.unsettle the balance打破平衡

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The unexpected news seemed to unsettle even the most composed person.

  • 2.

    Her critical comments continued to unsettle him throughout the meeting.

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