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unsettled

verb adjective

To make upset or uncomfortable

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
U
Ends with
D
Contains
NS
Scrabble score
10
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. To make upset or uncomfortable

    “Don't unsettle the horses or they'll bolt.”

  2. To bring into disorder or disarray

adjective

  1. Disturbed, upset.

    “I was unsettled by the sudden outburst, and since I didn't know what to do I just stood there, confused.”

  2. Not in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change.

  3. Not populated, having no settlers or other inhabitants.

  4. Unpaid.

    “We need to settle this bill; even if you think the charge is too high we can't just leave it unsettled.”

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Example Sentences

Don't unsettle the horses or they'll bolt.
I was unsettled by the sudden outburst, and since I didn't know what to do I just stood there, confused.
We need to settle this bill; even if you think the charge is too high we can't just leave it unsettled.

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