Unsettles
Unsettles is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb unsettle. It means to cause someone to feel uneasy or to disturb the stability, calm, or orderly state of a person, group, or environment. The action is typically transitive, taking a direct object: for example, “The announcement unsettles investors,” or “The sudden disruption unsettles the team.” It can also describe a place or atmosphere: “The rumor unsettles the crowd.” The past tense is unsettled, and the present participle is unsettling. The adjective unsettled describes a state of not being settled or calm, while unsettling describes something that provokes unease.
Etymology and related forms: unsettle is formed from the prefix un- attached to settle. The sense of
Usage notes: unsettles tends to emphasize a disruption that leads to discomfort or doubt, rather than a