unsettlement

noun — 2 senses

unsettlement

noun

Etymology From un- + settlement.

1

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

An illegal or unofficial settlement, or community of people living together.

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