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unsettleun‧set‧tle /ʌnˈsetl/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEunsettle |
Present | I, you, we, they | unsettle | | he, she, it | unsettles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | unsettled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have unsettled | | he, she, it | has unsettled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had unsettled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will unsettle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have unsettled |
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Present | I | am unsettling | | he, she, it | is unsettling | | you, we, they | are unsettling | Past | I, he, she, it | was unsettling | | you, we, they | were unsettling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been unsettling | | he, she, it | has been unsettling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been unsettling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be unsettling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been unsettling |
- His silence unsettled me.
- She was still recovering from the accident so he avoided any subjects which might unsettle her.
- Ted's angry outbursts unsettled the whole family.
- The threat of war has been enough to unsettle international oil traders.
- Fellows like him unsettle other patients.
- Still, it has been enough to unsettle oil traders.
to make someone feel nervous► make somebody nervous · Have you seen the way he looks at people? He makes me nervous.· Don't watch me while I'm typing - it makes me really nervous.· Thunder and lightning always make the horses nervous. ► unsettle if something unsettles you, it makes you feel slightly nervous and unable to relax or concentrate completely: · Ted's angry outbursts unsettled the whole family.· The threat of war has been enough to unsettle international oil traders.· She was still recovering from the accident so he avoided any subjects which might unsettle her. ► unnerve to make someone very nervous, especially by shocking or surprising them : · Moore had been extremely unnerved by the FBI's visit.· The daily news stories of the worsening economy unnerved the nation. ► psych out to try to make someone, especially someone you are competing against in a game, lose their confidence and their ability to remain calm: psych out somebody: · McEnroe often used his bad behaviour in difficult tennis matches to psych out his opponent.psych somebody out: · Whenever we play chess Bill tries to psych me out by smirking every time I make a move. ► put somebody on edge to make someone feel very nervous so that they cannot relax: · Trying to keep the plan a secret put us all on edge.· Layoffs and work upheavals have put many employees on edge, both at work and at home. to make someone feel slightly nervous, worried, or upset: The sudden changes unsettled Judy. |