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Meanings of unsettle in English

Portuguese
perturbar
Catalan
pertorbar
Spanish
molestar

Disturb the composure of.

perturbar
Usage of unsettle in English
1
Plenty of height, a physical presence, he might unsettle the home defence.
The Irish Times
2
Waiting for Ortiz, his dangerous opponent, does not seem to unsettle Mayweather.
The Guardian
3
It gave me a good hard unsettle, that I don't mind reporting.
Karen Memory
4
Dumping the stock, especially after it had already halved, will unsettle investors.
The Irish Times
5
And I could sense that she couldn't see how to unsettle me.
The Guardian
6
But they seemed to unsettle the Nationals who lost all four games.
The Guardian
7
Such schemes are coming up all the time, and they unsettle business.
The Golden House
8
His discourse tended merely to unsettle my views and increase my perplexity.
Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment)
9
The only thing to unsettle his rhythm was his ire with Hawk-Eye.
The Guardian
10
If the object of Spell is to unsettle the listener, it succeeds.
The Irish Times
11
There was something about Lieutenant George Varlo which seemed to unsettle him.
Relentless Pursuit
12
A serious attack could unsettle local and international markets, particularly energy.
Reuters
13
Both issues could unsettle voters and businesses concerned about the emissions scheme's costs.
Reuters
14
The move may also unsettle other EU states, such as France and Germany.
Reuters
15
If by 'disturb' you mean unsettle, fascinate and arouse, then, yes.
Afternoon delight
16
It's simple, really: Mike wants to unsettle our notions of acceptability.
Wired
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Translations for unsettle
Portuguese
perturbar
Unsettle through the time
Unsettle across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common