English → Latin
“unsettle” in Latin
revocōto recall (troops, etc.), to call back; to withdraw; to reviveturbōto disturb, unsettle, agitate, perturb; to upsetperturbōto confuse; to disturb or perturb, trouble or alarmmisceōto mix; to mingle; to intermingle; to unite; to combine; to share; to associate; of a disturbance of the natural order,
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unsettle
To make uncertain or fluctuating (of what had been fixed), alicui dubitationem injicere (to instill doubts into anybody’s mind): aliquid ad or in incertum revocare: aliquid in dubium vocare or revocare (to make anything doubtful). To leave anything unsettled, aliquid in medio, or in dubio, or in incerto relinquere.
To disturb or unhinge the mind, alicujus mentem or animum perturbare (to perplex, agitate, etc.): animum loco et certo de statu demovere (to unsettle it by a sudden shock, Cic.).
To bring into disorder, turbare (e.g., statum civitatis): perturbare (stronger; e.g., civitatem): miscere (to turn topsy-turvy; e.g., rempublicam). To unsettle every thing, omnia perturbare or miscere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unsettle?
- The usual Latin words for “unsettle” are revocō, turbō, perturbō; also misceō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.