单词 | unsettle |
释义 | unsettle /un set"l/, v. , unsettled, unsettling. v.t. 1. to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government. 2. to shake or weaken (beliefs, feelings, etc.); cause doubt or uncertainty about: doubts unsettling his religious convictions. 3. to vex or agitate the mind or emotions of; upset; discompose: The quarrel unsettled her. v.i. 4. to become unfixed or disordered. [1535-45; UN-2 + SETTLE1] Syn. 2. upset, disturb, unbalance, confuse, disconcert. |
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