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Christine Christie Posted 3 years ago
Grammar
Unsettle
Consider the following sentence:
"Their indifference didn't unsettle me as much as their ease."
Does 'to unsettle' mean the same 'to bother'?
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Christine Christie Does 'to unsettle' mean the same 'to bother'? Yes, but it's more intense than that. It means to agitate someone, to throw them off-balance emotionally, make them nervous and/or confused.
- Christine Christie Does 'to unsettle' mean the same 'to bother'?
- Yes, but it's more intense than that.
- It means to agitate someone, to throw them off-balance emotionally, make them nervous and/or confused.
- Christine Christie Their indifference didn't unsettle me as much as their ease.
- 'ease' is not the right word.
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Christine ChristieDoes 'to unsettle' mean the same 'to bother'?
Yes, but it's more intense than that. It means to agitate someone, to throw them off-balance emotionally, make them nervous and/or confused.
Christine ChristieTheir indifference didn't unsettle me as much as their ease.
'ease' is not the right word.
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