unsettledness

/ənˈsɛtəɫdnəs/ noun

The quality of being unsettled.

Word Origin Unsettledness comes from settle, from Old English setl 'a seat, place of rest', ultimately from PIE *sed- 'to sit'. So to settle is to sit down, to become fixed. Unsettledness is the opposite—a state of not being at rest. The same root gives us seat, sedentary, and sediment.

noun The quality of being unsettled. countable

A sense of unsettledness pervaded the community after the sudden factory closure.

(名词) 不安定性;不稳定;动荡

工厂突然关闭后,一种不安感笼罩了整个社区。

(sustantivo) La cualidad de estar alterado o sin resolver.

Una sensación de intranquilidad invadió a la comunidad tras el cierre repentino de la fábrica.

(nom) instabilité; inquiétude; trouble; agitation; désordre [État de ce qui est instable, perturbé ou privé de résolution ; caractère incertain.]

Un sentiment d'unsettledness s'est emparé de la communauté après la fermeture soudaine de l'usine.

(Substantiv) Unruhe; Unbeständigkeit [Der Zustand des Unbeständigen, Ungewissen oder Beunruhigenden; das Fehlen von Stabilität oder Sicherheit.]

Ein Gefühl der **unsettledness** durchdrang die Gemeinde nach der plötzlichen Schließung der Fabrik.

(名詞) 不安定で、決着がついていない性質や状態。

突然の工場閉鎖の後、地域社会には不安定な雰囲気が漂っていた。

(substantivo) instabilidade; inquietação; desassossego; perturbação; agitação [A qualidade de ser instável ou perturbado.]

Um senso de inquietação permeou a comunidade após o súbito fechamento da fábrica.

Word parts: un + settle + ed + ness

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