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un•set•tle
Pronunciation: (un-set'l), [key]
—v., -tled, -tling.
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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.
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v.i.
to become unfixed or disordered.
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