unsoothe
unsoothe verb: to disturb; to unsettle; to arouse or irritate from a calm state.
Verb
unsoothe (third-person singular simple present unsoothes, present participle unsoothing, simple past and past participle unsoothed)
- To disturb; to unsettle; to arouse or irritate from a calm state.
- Take out your ire on the unneighborly generators of noises that unsoothe the nerves.1952, Gayelord Hauser, Be Happier, Be Healthier, page 142
- Now it is overlooked by instructions, thrown out with the visual equivalent of a sergeant-major's bark, designed not to harmonize but to be dissonant, to abolish tranquillity, and to unsoothe and unsettle the soul.2006, Roger Scruton, News from Somewhere: On Settling, →ISBN, page 138
Forms of unsoothe
| third-person singular present | unsoothes |
|---|---|
| present participle | unsoothing |
| past participle | unsoothed |
| past | unsoothed |
Origin of unsoothe
From un- + soothe.
Questions about unsoothe
- What does unsoothe mean?
- Unsoothe means to disturb; to unsettle; to arouse or irritate from a calm state.
- What part of speech is unsoothe?
- Unsoothe is a verb.
- What is the past tense of unsoothe?
- The past tense of unsoothe is unsoothed.
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