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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024un•set•tled /ʌnˈsɛtəld/USA pronunciation adj. - not settled;
not stable:an unsettled political situation. - continuously moving or changing:an unsettled life.
- lacking certainty;
uneasy:an unsettled mind. - not populated or settled:an unsettled wilderness.
- undetermined;
undecided:unsettled lawsuits. - likely to change;
changeable:unsettled weather.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024un•set•tled (un set′ld),USA pronunciation adj. - not settled;
not fixed or stable;
without established order;
unorganized;
disorganized:an unsettled social order; still unsettled in their new home. - continuously moving or changing;
not situated in one place:an unsettled life. - wavering or uncertain, as in opinions or behavior;
unstable;
erratic:an unsettled state of mind. - not populated or settled, as a region:an unsettled wilderness.
- undetermined, as a point at issue;
undecided;
doubtful:After many years the matter was still unsettled. - not adjusted, closed, or disposed of, as an account, estate, or law case.
- liable to change;
inconstant;
variable:unsettled weather.
- un-1 + settle1 + -ed2 1585–95
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Unsettled, unstable, unsteady imply a lack of fixity, firmness, and dependability. That which is unsettled is not fixed or determined:unsettled weather; unsettled claims.That which is unstable is wavering, changeable; easily moved, shaken, or overthrown:unstable equilibrium; an unstable decision.That which is unsteady is infirm or shaky in position or movement:unsteady on one's feet; unsteady of purpose.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged indeterminate, unsure.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vacillating, fickle, faltering, irresolute.
- 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stable.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: unsettled /ʌnˈsɛtəld/ adj - lacking order or stability: an unsettled era
- unpredictable; uncertain: an unsettled climate
- constantly changing or moving from place to place: an unsettled life
- (of controversy, etc) not brought to an agreed conclusion
- (of debts, law cases, etc) not disposed of
unˈsettledness n un•set•tle /ʌnˈsɛtəl/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -tled, -tling. - to disturb;
shake or weaken (beliefs, feelings, etc.);
cause doubt or uncertainty about. - to disturb or upset the mind or emotions of.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024un•set•tle (un set′l),USA pronunciation v., -tled, -tling. v.t. - to alter from a settled state;
cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established;
render unstable;
disturb:Violence unsettled the government. - to shake or weaken (beliefs, feelings, etc.);
cause doubt or uncertainty about:doubts unsettling his religious convictions. - to vex or agitate the mind or emotions of;
upset;
discompose:The quarrel unsettled her.
v.i. - to become unfixed or disordered.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . upset, disturb, unbalance, confuse, disconcert.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: unsettle /ʌnˈsɛtəl/ vb - (usually tr) to change or become changed from a fixed or settled condition
- (transitive) to confuse or agitate (emotions, the mind, etc)
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