unseating

Verb

unseat (third-person singular simple present unseats, present participle unseating, simple past and past participle unseated)

1. (transitive) To dislodge or remove (someone) from a seat, especially on horseback.
   • The frightened horse reared up and unseated its rider.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To remove (someone) from an office or position, especially a political one; to dethrone.
   • After having lost her seat to a Tory, she succeeded in unseating him in the next general election.

   Synonyms:

   depose, oust, overthrow

   Antonyms:

   appoint, enthrone, empower, install

3. (figuratively, transitive) To cause (something) to be removed or replaced in its role; to displace, to overturn.
   • The Michelson-Morley experiment prompted scientists to unseat their belief in the luminiferous aether.

   Synonyms:

   oust, supersede, supplant

   Antonyms:

   confirm, preserve

4. (figuratively, transitive) To upset the composure of (someone); to astound, to shock, to unsettle.
   • The Matrix (1999) utterly unseated audiences around the world with its mind-blowing plot twist.
5. (intransitive) To come off or out of a seat.
   • We replaced the screws, since the old ones unseated too easily.