unsettled
unsettled Lexical Profile
unsettled Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Feeling anxious, uneasy, or disturbed; lacking mental calm or stability.
"She felt deeply unsettled by the unexpected changes in the company's leadership."
Liable to sudden, unpredictable change or lacking stability (especially of weather or political and economic conditions).
"Forecasters predicted unsettled weather with intermittent rain and gusty winds throughout the weekend."
Not yet resolved, decided, or determined (of an argument, legal dispute, or question).
"The boundary dispute between the two neighboring municipalities remained unsettled for decades."
Not yet paid or discharged (of a financial debt, bill, or account).
"The contractor refused to begin the next phase of construction while three previous invoices remained unsettled."
Lacking permanent human inhabitants or established communities (of a region or territory).
"Early cartographers mapped vast stretches of unsettled wilderness across the northern frontier."
• verb
To cause to feel anxious, uneasy, or disturbed; to disrupt the composure or certainty of (past tense and past participle of unsettle).
"The sudden resignation of the chief financial officer unsettled investors across the sector."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English from the negative prefix 'un-' and 'settled', the past participle of 'settle' (from Old English 'setlan', meaning to place or seat).