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unsettledness

/uhn-set-ld/US // ʌnˈsɛt ld //UK // (ʌnˈsɛtəld) //

不安定因素,不平静,不安宁,不稳定

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not settled; not fixed or stable; without established order; unorganized; disorganized: an unsettled social order; still unsettled in their new home.
    • : continuously moving or changing; not situated in one place: an unsettled life.
    • : wavering or uncertain, as in opinions or behavior; unstable; erratic: an unsettled state of mind.
    • : not populated or settled, as a region: an unsettled wilderness.
    • : undetermined, as a point at issue; undecided; doubtful: After many years the matter was still unsettled.
    • : not adjusted, closed, or disposed of, as an account, estate, or law case.
    • : liable to change; inconstant; variable: unsettled weather.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inrestlessness
as ininquietude
as inrestiveness
as inunease

Examples

  • But the repose he sought he scarce for an hour realized.-36- Undreamed-of turmoil kept him in a whirl of unsettledness.

  • It is, however, an unsettledness very unlike that of the earlier time.

  • In the language of the clergy of the time, she "had a degree of unsettledness and defect of understanding."

  • It would have been dismal to add idleness and unsettledness to the discouragement caused by such a beginning of our voyage.

  • To this the humane liberal retorts: The unsettledness of many is only your product, Philistine!