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unsettlement

noun

Definition of unsettlement

as in upheaval

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Recent Examples of unsettlement The third one is transgenerational trauma; the fact that this sense of dispossession, this sense of insecurity, this sense of unsettlement is transferred from generation to generation. — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024

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Law enforcement was heavily deployed to contain potential upheaval, but there were no new episodes of looting on Saturday, when about 10,000 protesters gathered in a peaceful demonstration in Milan.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
Then, during our planet’s infancy, volcanic upheaval and deep-earth alchemy created more than a thousand new minerals.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of upheaval

Noun

Thierry Wizman, global FX and rates strategist at Macquarie Group, argued in a note Tuesday that a series of convulsions would have to occur for France to get its act together and appease the bond market.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
The invasive form can include headache, stiff neck, confusion, balance loss and convulsions.

— Eva Flowe October 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of convulsion

Noun

For Middleton and Kate, George’s departure marked a small revolution.

— Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026
Anthropic aims to realize these benefits while navigating and preventing the risks that come with a technological revolution this fast and this powerful.

— Robert Hart, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2026

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