verb
- to make someone feel anxious, confused, or disturbed
- to make something unstable or cause it to move from its position
Examples
- The strange noise in the attic unsettles me every night.
- Bad news from work always unsettles her concentration.
- The earthquake unsettles the books on the shelf.
- His unpredictable behavior unsettles his coworkers.
- The wind unsettles the leaves on the tree.
- That horror movie really unsettles young children.
- The construction noise unsettles the dust in the old building.