unsettlement

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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
Noun
  • She's recently had to cope with a considerable amount of upheaval due to the work being done on the property.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Pinpointing the traits that boost survivorship during more stable periods and times of planetary upheaval might help scientists and conservationists protect today’s most vulnerable species.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Those younger than a year old can develop apnea (potentially deadly pauses in breathing), pneumonia, convulsions and encephalopathy (brain disease).
    Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2025
  • With the more serious form of Listeria, symptoms may include headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • From climate leadership and architectural innovation to culinary revolutions and cinematic exports, Danish values are increasingly resonating worldwide.
    Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Political thriller The Translator (2020) explored the early days of the revolution and the decades of oppression that preceded it, through the tale of a political refugee living in Australia who returns to Syria in search of his brother after he is arrested by the authorities for protesting.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025

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

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