Unsettled — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

disturb the composure of

still in doubt

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnsˈɛɾəld/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnsˈɛtəld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnsˈɛtəld/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnsˈɛɾəld/.

Examples

an unsettled issue
an unsettled state of mind
an unsettled lifestyle

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

enervate unnerve uncertain faze changeable unsettle

Antonyms

settled

Parts of Speech

verb	disturb the composure of
adjective	still in doubt “an unsettled issue”
adjective	not settled or established “an unsettled lifestyle”
adjective	subject to change “a changeable climate”
adjective	not yet settled “unsettled territory”

Word Forms

changeability	noun	the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change
changeableness	noun	the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unruhig

die Fassung stören

🇫🇷French

instable

perturber le calme de

🇪🇸Spanish

inestable

alterar la compostura de

🇮🇹Italian

instabile

disturbare la compostezza di

🇳🇱Dutch

onrustig

de kalmte verstoren

🇵🇹Portuguese

inquieto

perturbar a compostura de

🇷🇺Russian

неурегулированный

нарушить спокойствие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्थिर

का संयम बिगाड़ना

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থির

এর সংযম বিরক্ত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

அமைதியற்ற

அமைதியை சீர்குலைக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్థిరమైనది

యొక్క ప్రశాంతతను భంగపరుస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्थिर

च्या शांततेत अडथळा आणणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્થિર

ની શાંતિને ખલેલ પહોંચાડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ಥಿರ

ನೆಮ್ಮದಿಯನ್ನು ಭಂಗಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥിരതയില്ലാത്ത

യുടെ ശാന്തത ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਥਿਰ

ਦੇ ਸੰਜੋਗ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਗਾੜਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر آباد

کے سکون کو خراب کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

未解决的

扰乱某人的平静

🇯🇵Japanese

落ち着かない

～の平静を乱す

🇰🇷Korean

변하기 쉬운

평정심을 어지럽히다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bất ổn

làm xáo trộn sự bình tĩnh của

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มั่นคง

รบกวนความสงบของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

gelisah

mengganggu ketenangan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi maayos

guluhin ang katahimikan ng

🇲🇾Malay

tak tenang

mengganggu ketenangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مستقر

إزعاج رباطة جأش

🇮🇷Persian

بی قرار

بر هم زدن آرامش

🇹🇷Turkish

huzursuz

huzurunu bozmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא יַצִיב

להפריע את שלוות הנפש של

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