Dissettle

/ˌdɪsˈsɛtəl/ verb

Definition

To disturb the settled state or peace of someone; to unsettle or make uncomfortable.

Etymology

From dis- (reversal) + settle (to establish firmly). 'Settle' comes from Old English 'setl' (seat), originally meaning to place in a seat. The dis- prefix negates the sense of being firmly established.

Kelly Says

Before 'unsettle' became the common word, English speakers used 'dissettle' to mean the same thing. Language evolves and words fall out of fashion—'dissettle' is an older variant we rarely use anymore, but it shows English's flexibility.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንደኛ ማድረግ
an-de-nya ma-dre-g
ARالعربية
زعزعة
za-a-za-a
BNবাংলা
অস্থির কর
os-thi-ir kor
CACatalà
desestabilitzar
de-es-ta-bi-li-tzar
CSČeština
destabilizovat
de-sta-bi-li-zo-vat'
DADansk
destabilisere
de-sta-bi-li-se-re
DEDeutsch
destabilisieren
des-ta-bi-li-zee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
σταθεροποιηση
sta-the-ro-poi-i-thi
ESEspañol
desestabilizar
des-es-ta-bee-li-zar
FAفارسی
نابرابر کردن
na-bra-bar ke-dar-an
FISuomi
vakaannuttaa
va-ka-an-nut-taa
FRFrançais
déstabiliser
de-sta-bi-li-zer
GUGU
સ્થિરતા ઉતારી
sthir-ta u-ta-ri
HAHA
yiyaye
yi-ya-ye
HEעברית
להביא לדהדרות
le-hi-av le-deh-de-rot
HIहिन्दी
अस्थिर करना
as-thi-ir ka-rna
HUMagyar
destabilizálni
de-sta-bi-li-za-lni
IDBahasa Indonesia
membuat tidak stabil
mem-buat ti-dak sta-bil
IGIG
gbagbuo
gba-gbuo
ITItaliano
destabilizzare
de-sta-bi-li-zza-re
JA日本語
不安定にする
fuan-tei-ni-suru
KKKK
стабилдіксіз
sta-bi-l-dik-siz
KMKM
ធ្វើអោយមិនមានស្ថិត
thv-eu a-oy mi-n ma-an s-thit
KO한국어
불안정하게 만들다
bul-an-jeong-ha-ge mae-dal-da
MRMR
अस्थिर करणे
as-thi-ir ka-ra-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
membuat tidak stabil
mem-buat ti-dak sta-bil
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်မေး
seet-may
NLNederlands
ontregelen
on-tre-ge-len
NONorsk
destabilisere
de-sta-bi-li-se-re
PAPA
ਸਥિਰતા ਟੁੱટ
sath-i-r-ta tut
PLPolski
destabilizować
de-sta-bi-li-zo-vat'
PTPortuguês
desestabilizar
de-es-ta-bi-li-zar
RORomână
destabiliza
de-sta-bi-li-za
RUРусский
дестабилизировать
des-ta-bi-li-zi-ro-vat'
SVSvenska
destabilisera
de-sta-bi-li-se-ra
SWKiswahili
kufanya kutokuwa na utulivu
ku-fa-nya ku-to-kuwa na u-tu-li-vu
TAதமிழ்
நிலையற்றாக்கு
ni-lai-a-t-ta-kku
TEతెలుగు
స్థిరత్వం తొలగించు
sthi-ra-tva-m to-la-gin-chu
THไทย
ทำให้ไม่มั่นคง
thae-ma-mai-man-kong
TLTL
mag-aalis ng katatagan
ma-ga-a-lis ng ka-ta-ta-gan
TRTürkçe
destabiliz etmek
de-sta-bi-li-ze-ek
UKУкраїнська
дестабілізувати
de-sta-bi-li-zu-vat'
URاردو
بے نظم کرنا
be-na-zam kar-na
VITiếng Việt
làm mất ổn định
lam mat on dinh
YOYO
ṣẹṣẹ
she-she
ZH中文
使不安定
shǐ bù'ān dìng
ZUZU
ukuthi ngeke kube nempilo
u-ku-thi nge-ke ku-be ne-m-pi-lo

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