unsettle
Throw off balance
To unsettle is to disturb or disquiet, to shake someone's composure or certainty: The news unsettled her.
Something unsettling creates unease without necessarily causing fear—a strange silence, an ambiguous remark, a detail that doesn't quite fit.
His calm reaction to the accident unsettled me more than anger would have.
Mental unrest or agitation
- perturbTo disturb deeply
- agitateDisturb or provoke
- troubleDifficulty or distress
- disconcertDisturb composure or poise
fluster · rattle · unnerve · discompose · bother · distress · alarm · dismay
Weaken by stealth
- shakeTrembling or blended treat
- weakenReduce in strength
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- disruptInterrupt and disorder
rock · threaten · compromise · jeopardize · erode · subvert · impair · unbalance
Mild persistent worry
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- worryTroubled mental state
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
trepidation · foreboding · misgiving · dread · edginess · restlessness · jitters · angst
Remove from the ground
- dislodgeForce from position
- dislocateShift from proper position
- removeTake something away
- oustRemove from position
evict · expel · unseat · eject · dispossess · relocate · upend · deracinate
Lack of firm belief
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
flux · limbo · indeterminacy · volatility · precariousness · shakiness · tentativeness · inconstancy
disquiet
Mental unrest or agitation
disconcert · fluster · rattle · unnerve · discompose · bother · distress · alarm · dismay · throw
undermine
Weaken by stealth
disrupt · rock · threaten · compromise · jeopardize · erode · subvert · impair · unbalance · throw off
unease
Mild persistent worry
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- worryTroubled mental state
discomfort · trepidation · foreboding · misgiving · dread · edginess · restlessness · jitters · angst · consternation
uproot
Remove from the ground
oust · evict · expel · unseat · eject · dispossess · relocate · upend · deracinate · transplant
doubt
Lack of firm belief
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
insecurity · flux · limbo · indeterminacy · volatility · precariousness · shakiness · tentativeness · inconstancy · variability
- agitateagitate, stir, rouse, disturb, rile up
- mind gamesmind game, head game, head games, mind games, intimidation
- disruptdisrupt, disturb, upset, disorder, disorganize
- fear reactionsscream, scared, gasp, terrified, flinch
- making troublemake waves, stir the pot, raise Cain, kick up a fuss, upset the apple cart
- stunstun, daze, shock, stupefy, stagger