unsettles

verb

present tense third-person singular of unsettle
as in disturbs
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy the news that the local grocery store had sold contaminated produce unsettled many shoppers

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Recent Examples of unsettles What unsettles us, though, is a pause. — Essence, 3 Mar. 2026 Her healing skills soon prove invaluable, but her wild, curious nature unsettles the monks as an evil count threatens to destroy anyone who dares protect her. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 19 May 2026 His decision to pull out of the house sales upends an entire property chain, as his manipulative nature unsettles those around him. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 May 2026 But Hyd unsettles this arrangement with their deadpan affect, playing the part of a mourning truth-seeker trying to live in the moment. — H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026 An unexpected visitor at the ER later unsettles both patients and staff. — Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 That is precisely the capability that unsettles underwriters, because an agent that can decide is an agent that can decide wrongly, and fast. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 That’s because Texas terrorizes people from start to finish with its tenacious, arm-waving, in-your-face defense that completely unsettles opponents and takes them out of their offense. — Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026 After a chance encounter with a group of influencers in their twenties who are passing through town, Ernie invites them into his home – a decision that unsettles the fragile world he’s spent years trying to exist within. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsettles
  1. disturbs
  2. bothers
  3. distracts
  4. worries
  5. concerns
  6. alarms
  7. angers
  8. agitates
Verb
  • Tilling or plowing in the summer disturbs the soil's delicate ecosystem and exposes moist soil to rapid water loss.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
  • The pier in Michigan City’s Washington Park disturbs the natural flow of sand along the lakeshore, creating new land east of the pier but starving beaches to the west, an erosion problem repeated by other manmade structures that jut out into Lake Michigan.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Definition of disturbs
Verb
  • What bothers me is the foot-dragging, the spinning in circles, the slow degradation of these characters into annoying stereotypes.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • What bothers me is the implication of a Labubu National Team full of these things.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of bothers
Verb
  • Mother’s explosion distracts Blaine and frees Sam.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 May 2026
  • In my view, platforming these young men and sensationalizing their behaviors, rather than recognizing those behaviors as signs of psychological distress, distracts from the urgent need to address these serious mental health concerns.
    — Jordyn Tovey, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
Definition of distracts
Verb
  • As neighborhoods have grown closer, Gordon worries not only about the animals’ safety, but also about the rescue’s long-term stability.
    — Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
  • Humans Still Need To Connect The Dots One thing that worries me is how quickly people assume AI understands consequences.
    — David Van Ronk, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of worries
Verb
  • That case concerns a longstanding Supreme Court precedent that broadly shields members of such boards from being fired at will, in order to protect them from partisan interference.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • What concerns me is that many yung people are not indoctrinated about what the flag means.
    — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2026
Definition of concerns
Verb
  • He becomes increasingly consumed by the otherworldly dimension, which alarms his therapist, Mary (Renate Reinsve).
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
  • The focal point of escalating concern is oldest son Jeremy (Edik Beddoes) whose increasingly erratic behavior alarms those around him, not only for his safety but others as well.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Definition of alarms
Verb
  • That angers Oswadeliz Nuñez, whose son Daniel Núñez remains missing after being deported.
    — Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 30 June 2026
  • In all, PayPal Park is allowed to host as many as 15 concerts a year, a number that delights some live music fans and angers those in the neighborhood who are concerned about the noise that these shows will generate.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Definition of angers
Verb
  • The machine dryer agitates the clothing and prevents fibers from stiffening during drying, which is why clothing comes out feeling soft.
    — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 23 Feb. 2026
  • This agitates me and my lead foot.
    — Matt Fuchs, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of agitates

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