unsettle

present singular third person unsettles · participle present unsettling · participle past unsettled · past unsettled

1. To make upset or uncomfortable

   Don't unsettle the horses or they'll bolt.

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   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.

   2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao”, in the Guardian

   Synonyms: disturb, perturb, agitate, freak, sting, bother, bring down, discompose · Antonyms: comfort, relieve, settle

2. To bring into disorder or disarray

   Synonyms: betumble, derange, disarrange, discompose, displace, disrange, ruffle up · Antonyms: array, order, settle