unsettlev.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈsɛtl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈsɛd(ə)l/

Etymology: un- prefix² 1a, 1

1. transitive. To undo from a fixed position; to unfix, unfasten, loosen.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] > loosen or weaken the attachment of

unfastena1250

unlacec1330

loosec1400

solvec1450

unsettle1598

unfix1600

uncement1639

discardinate1648

loosen1667

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Discasciare,..to make loose the teeth, to dismount artillerie, to vnsettle anything.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. To Unsettle, v.a., to move from a place.]

1818 J. Keats Endymion iv. 179 He..strives in vain to unsettle and wield A Jovian thunderbolt.

2. To force out of a settled condition; to deprive of fixity or quiet:

a. a state of things, institutions, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > throw into commotion or disorder [verb (transitive)]

stirc950

disturbc1290

troublec1330

turmoil1530

to set cock on the hoopa1549

garboil1572

blend1594

irrequiate1598

storm1609

uproara1616

embroil1619

dissettle1631

unsettle1651

hurly-burly1678

unhinge1679

disrest1726

commote1852

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxvii. 154 Such as..take upon them..to unsettle the Lawes with their publique discourse.

1678 V. Alsop Melius Inquirendum i. i. 78 To set Religion upon its proper Basis, and unsettle it from the feeble foundations upon which former Ages had erected it.

1695 J. Evelyn Diary (1955) V. 209 Never so many Private Bill<s> passed for unsettling Estates, shewing the wonderfull prodigality & decay of Families.

1704 F. Atterbury Serm. House of Commons 7 Those Mighty Events, that fix, or unsettle the Peace of the World.

1803 W. Wordsworth England! the Time is Come 4 Old things have been unsettled.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. i. 71 This theory, though intended to strengthen the foundations of government, altogether unsettles them.

1884 Leeds Mercury 15 Nov. 6/4 Such a struggle..must unsettle all the institutions of the country.

b. beliefs, thoughts, the mind, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > confuse, bewilder [verb (transitive)] > disconcert

blemish1544

blank1548

to put out1598

unsettle1644

disconcert1695

to put off1909

to put (someone) off (his) strokea1914

to bend (a person) out of shape1955

to throw off1978

1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) 19 They should but seek..to unsettle our constancie with timorous and softning suggestions.

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. i. §2 When men bent their wits to unsettle the Beleef of such things as tended to Religion.

1671 in F. P. Verney & M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family 17th Cent. (1907) II. 354 My thoughts are unsettled.

1759 S. Fielding Hist. Countess of Dellwyn II. 261 His Father had unsettled his Resolution.

1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho IV. ix. 173 The long struggle, which Agnes suffered..at length unsettled her reason.

1816 W. Scott Black Dwarf xix, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. I. 346 The shock was even sufficient to unsettle his wits.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby iv. 26 None of those ill-judged comings home twice a year that unsettle children's minds so.

1885 Spectator 25 July 971/2 That his mind had been unsettled by his peril.

c. persons (in respect of beliefs, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > doubt [verb (transitive)] > cause doubt

branglea1600

forgive1600

stumble1607

uncertain1614

uncredit1615

disconceita1639

scruple1638

startle1643

stagger1646

unfix1650

inscruple1663

unhinge1719

unconvince1815

unsettle1833

to keep (a person) guessing1896

1833 S. T. Coleridge Table-talk (1884) 225 What is the spirit which seems to move and unsettle every other man..at this time?

1851 A. Helps Compan. Solitude xii. 236 Provided they do not, as they would say, unsettle their neighbours.

1880 R. G. White Every-day Eng. 140 A phonetic printing of those two words would unsettle all these people.

3. intransitive. To become unsettled.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [verb (intransitive)] > be unstable or unbalanced

unsettle1608

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > move unsteadily [verb (intransitive)] > totter > become unstable

unsettle1608

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xi. 149 His wits begin to vnsettle .

1624 R. Sanderson Serm. I. 102 The house cannot but unsettle apace, and without speedy repairs fall to the ground.

1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 8 Their wild affections unsetling at will, have been as so many divorces to teach them experience.

a1859 T. De Quincey Posthumous Wks. (1891) I. 14 He gazes, and slowly under the blazing scenery of his brain the scenery of his eye unsettles.

4. transitive. To clear of settlers.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > furnishing with inhabitants > colonizing > colonize (a place) [verb (transitive)] > undo settlement of (colony)

displant1597

unsettle1895

1895 Advance (Chicago) 11 Apr. 991/1 Probably no [other] section of our country has ever been un-settled so rapidly.

Derivatives

unˈsettler n. ⓘ

ΚΠ

1840 J. Perceval Narr. Treatm. Gentleman during State Mental Derangem. xiv. 316 Fear is a great unsettler of the understanding.

unˈsettling n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > [adjective] > causing

unrestfulc1384

uneasy1483

uneaseful1515

unquiet1534

turmoiling?1550

perturbing1559

disquieting1576

disturbing1594

uncomfortable1599

tumultuous1604

disturbanta1617

disquietous1619

perturbatious1630

ugly1645

discomposing1663

unsettling1665

disquietfula1677

disordering1744

disconcerting?1749

pothering1817

disturbative1842

unsteadying1865

upsetting1872

shattering1924

off-putting1935

neuralgic1977

the world > movement > [noun] > movement from a settled position

unsettling1828

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. i. vii. sig. N1 Troublesome and unsettling Employments.

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. at Disconcerting Unsettling, discomposing.

1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village III. 70 The unsettling, and the journey, and the settling again,..fairly killed her.

1866 Cornhill Mag. 13 437 Christianity..must have raised among the believers in the Law very unsettling questions much akin to these.

1894 H. H. Gardener Unofficial Patriot 10 The unsettling times which brought Methodism..into the ranks of established things.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unsettle
释义	unsettlev. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈsɛtl/, U.S. /ˌənˈsɛd(ə)l/ Etymology: un- prefix² 1a, 1 1. transitive. To undo from a fixed position; to unfix, unfasten, loosen. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] > loosen or weaken the attachment of unfastena1250 unlacec1330 loosec1400 solvec1450 unsettle1598 unfix1600 uncement1639 discardinate1648 loosen1667 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Discasciare,..to make loose the teeth, to dismount artillerie, to vnsettle anything. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. To Unsettle, v.a., to move from a place.] 1818 J. Keats Endymion iv. 179 He..strives in vain to unsettle and wield A Jovian thunderbolt. 2. To force out of a settled condition; to deprive of fixity or quiet: a. a state of things, institutions, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > throw into commotion or disorder [verb (transitive)] stirc950 disturbc1290 troublec1330 turmoil1530 to set cock on the hoopa1549 garboil1572 blend1594 irrequiate1598 storm1609 uproara1616 embroil1619 dissettle1631 unsettle1651 hurly-burly1678 unhinge1679 disrest1726 commote1852 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxvii. 154 Such as..take upon them..to unsettle the Lawes with their publique discourse. 1678 V. Alsop Melius Inquirendum i. i. 78 To set Religion upon its proper Basis, and unsettle it from the feeble foundations upon which former Ages had erected it. 1695 J. Evelyn Diary (1955) V. 209 Never so many Private Bill<s> passed for unsettling Estates, shewing the wonderfull prodigality & decay of Families. 1704 F. Atterbury Serm. House of Commons 7 Those Mighty Events, that fix, or unsettle the Peace of the World. 1803 W. Wordsworth England! the Time is Come 4 Old things have been unsettled. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. i. 71 This theory, though intended to strengthen the foundations of government, altogether unsettles them. 1884 Leeds Mercury 15 Nov. 6/4 Such a struggle..must unsettle all the institutions of the country. b. beliefs, thoughts, the mind, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > confuse, bewilder [verb (transitive)] > disconcert blemish1544 blank1548 to put out1598 unsettle1644 disconcert1695 to put off1909 to put (someone) off (his) strokea1914 to bend (a person) out of shape1955 to throw off1978 1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) 19 They should but seek..to unsettle our constancie with timorous and softning suggestions. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. i. §2 When men bent their wits to unsettle the Beleef of such things as tended to Religion. 1671 in F. P. Verney & M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family 17th Cent. (1907) II. 354 My thoughts are unsettled. 1759 S. Fielding Hist. Countess of Dellwyn II. 261 His Father had unsettled his Resolution. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho IV. ix. 173 The long struggle, which Agnes suffered..at length unsettled her reason. 1816 W. Scott Black Dwarf xix, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. I. 346 The shock was even sufficient to unsettle his wits. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby iv. 26 None of those ill-judged comings home twice a year that unsettle children's minds so. 1885 Spectator 25 July 971/2 That his mind had been unsettled by his peril. c. persons (in respect of beliefs, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > doubt [verb (transitive)] > cause doubt branglea1600 forgive1600 stumble1607 uncertain1614 uncredit1615 disconceita1639 scruple1638 startle1643 stagger1646 unfix1650 inscruple1663 unhinge1719 unconvince1815 unsettle1833 to keep (a person) guessing1896 1833 S. T. Coleridge Table-talk (1884) 225 What is the spirit which seems to move and unsettle every other man..at this time? 1851 A. Helps Compan. Solitude xii. 236 Provided they do not, as they would say, unsettle their neighbours. 1880 R. G. White Every-day Eng. 140 A phonetic printing of those two words would unsettle all these people. 3. intransitive. To become unsettled. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [verb (intransitive)] > be unstable or unbalanced unsettle1608 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > move unsteadily [verb (intransitive)] > totter > become unstable unsettle1608 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xi. 149 His wits begin to vnsettle . View more context for this quotation 1624 R. Sanderson Serm. I. 102 The house cannot but unsettle apace, and without speedy repairs fall to the ground. 1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 8 Their wild affections unsetling at will, have been as so many divorces to teach them experience. a1859 T. De Quincey Posthumous Wks. (1891) I. 14 He gazes, and slowly under the blazing scenery of his brain the scenery of his eye unsettles. 4. transitive. To clear of settlers. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > furnishing with inhabitants > colonizing > colonize (a place) [verb (transitive)] > undo settlement of (colony) displant1597 unsettle1895 1895 Advance (Chicago) 11 Apr. 991/1 Probably no [other] section of our country has ever been un-settled so rapidly. Derivatives unˈsettler n. ⓘ ΚΠ 1840 J. Perceval Narr. Treatm. Gentleman during State Mental Derangem. xiv. 316 Fear is a great unsettler of the understanding. unˈsettling n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > [adjective] > causing unrestfulc1384 uneasy1483 uneaseful1515 unquiet1534 turmoiling?1550 perturbing1559 disquieting1576 disturbing1594 uncomfortable1599 tumultuous1604 disturbanta1617 disquietous1619 perturbatious1630 ugly1645 discomposing1663 unsettling1665 disquietfula1677 disordering1744 disconcerting?1749 pothering1817 disturbative1842 unsteadying1865 upsetting1872 shattering1924 off-putting1935 neuralgic1977 the world > movement > [noun] > movement from a settled position unsettling1828 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. i. vii. sig. N1 Troublesome and unsettling Employments. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. at Disconcerting Unsettling, discomposing. 1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village III. 70 The unsettling, and the journey, and the settling again,..fairly killed her. 1866 Cornhill Mag. 13 437 Christianity..must have raised among the believers in the Law very unsettling questions much akin to these. 1894 H. H. Gardener Unofficial Patriot 10 The unsettling times which brought Methodism..into the ranks of established things. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1598
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