unsettled
/ʌnˈsɛtəld/
adjective
- Feeling anxious, uneasy, or not calm.
- The travelers were unsettled by the sudden change in weather.
- She felt unsettled after hearing the bad news.
- He looked unsettled during the job interview.
- Not yet resolved, decided, or paid.
- The dispute over the land remains unsettled.
- Several issues in the contract are still unsettled.
- The bill remains unsettled after several months.
- Not inhabited or established; not fixed in place.
- The unsettled territory was home to many wild animals.
- The region was largely unsettled until the 1800s.
- They explored the unsettled wilderness of the north.
verb
- Past tense and past participle of unsettle.
- The sudden noise unsettled the sleeping cat.
- The news unsettled her deeply.
- He unsettled the audience with his bold statements.