unsettlement

noun

Definition of unsettlementnext
as in upheaval

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Recent Examples of unsettlement The third one is transgenerational trauma; the fact that this sense of dispossession, this sense of insecurity, this sense of unsettlement is transferred from generation to generation. — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024 The first sign of unsettlement is when Carl starts bringing mismatched chairs to Jody’s shop, where the play takes place, claiming his own apartment is too small. — Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsettlement
  1. upheaval
  2. convulsion
  3. revolution
Noun
  • The long-term ramifications of these cuts remain to be seen, but one thing is clear: the Department of Education is facing a period of significant upheaval.
    — Scott White, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Jane was a devout Protestant at a time of religious upheaval, the ultimate innocent victim of the chicanery of the Tudor court in the chaotic aftermath of Henry VIII’s reign.
    — Pan Pylas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of upheaval
Noun
  • Encephalitis may lead to convulsions and can cause deafness or leave a child with a lifelong intellectual disability, health officials warn.
    — Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Among children with measles, about 1 in every 20 develops pneumonia, the CDC said, and about one in every 1,000 suffers swelling of the brain called encephalitis — which can lead to convulsions, deafness or intellectual disability.
    — Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of convulsion
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  • The New Year That Never Came, a drama about the Romanian revolution of 1989, written and directed by Bogdan Muresanu, won the Grand Prix, the top prize, at the 15th edition of the Luxembourg City Film Festival (LuxFilmFest) on Saturday.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2025
  • This is a philosophical revolution as much as a technological one, forcing us to reconsider what advertising should be in an era of boundless automation.
    — Mike Villalobos, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of revolution

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“Unsettlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsettlement. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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