Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsettle

/ʌnˈsɛtəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: un-set-tle
IPA: /ʌnˈsɛtəl/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make upset or uncomfortable

verb

To bring into disorder or disarray

Example Sentences

"Don't unsettle the horses or they'll bolt."
"Athletic have been showing signs of fatigue domestically and they never quite seemed to reach the same pitch of intensity that had so unsettled Manchester United and Schalke 04 in earlier rounds."

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

unsettles (present, singular) unsettling (participle, present) unsettled (participle, past) unsettled (past)

Synonyms

disturb perturb agitate freak sting bother bring down discompose unstring disconcert enturbulate mortify

Antonyms

comfort relieve settle array order

Rhymes With

metal settle kettle petal mettle nettle gretel betel resettle zettel kettell gettle

Questions

How do you pronounce unsettle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈsɛtəl/.
What does unsettle mean?: To make upset or uncomfortable
Where does unsettle come from?: 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.

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