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verb
To make upset or uncomfortable
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: disturb, perturb, agitate, freak, sting, bother, bring down, discompose, disconcert, enturbulate, mortify, put out, ruffle, throw off balance, unsettle, upset, flurry
Antonyms: comfort, relieve, settle
verb
To bring into disorder or disarray
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: betumble, derange, disarrange, discompose, displace, disrange, ruffle up
Antonyms: array, order, settle
verb
disturb the composure of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: faze, unnerve, enervate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
Narrower terms: unman
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English settle English unsettle From un- + settle.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
