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unsettlement en · NOUN

Etymology

From un- + settlement.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The quality of being unsettled; upset or unrest.
   • Notwithstanding the unsettlement produced by the treaty during the past season, the Indians have raised an adequate supply of provisions to keep them comfortably during the year; and they manifest an increased desire to avoid the use of ardent spirits, and to have their children educated. 1842, Joseph Sturge, A Visit To The United States In 1841:
2. (countable, uncountable) An illegal or unofficial settlement, or community of people living together.

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