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Uneasy vs Unsettle - What's the difference?

uneasy | unsettle |

As an adjective uneasy

is (rare) not easy; difficult or uneasy can be restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed.

As a verb unsettle is

to make upset or uncomfortable.

uneasy

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) unesy, equivalent to ; see uneath.

Adjective

(er)
  • (rare) Not easy; difficult.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) unesy, . More at .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
    • , title=Well Tackled! , chapter=17 citation , passage=Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.}}
    I've been uneasy about your friend ever since I met him. Are you sure we can trust him?
  • Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment.
  • Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing.
    • Related terms
    *(l)

    unsettle

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To make upset or uncomfortable
  • :Don't unsettle the horses or they'll bolt.
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 9 , author=Jonathan Wilson , title=Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=Athletic have been showing signs of fatigue domestically and they never quite seemed to reach the same pitch of intensity that had so unsettled Manchester United and Schalke 04 in earlier rounds. }}
  • To bring into disorder or disarray

    • Antonyms

    *settle