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unsettled
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As an adjective, unsettled means disturbed, upset.
Meanings of unsettled
7 meaningsadjective
Disturbed, upset.
“I was unsettled by the sudden outburst, and since I didn't know what to do I just stood there, confused.”
Not in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change.
Not populated, having no settlers or other inhabitants.
Unpaid.
“We need to settle this bill; even if you think the charge is too high we can't just leave it unsettled.”
Still in doubt
“an unsettled issue”
“an unsettled state of mind”
Not settled or established
“an unsettled lifestyle”
Not yet settled
“unsettled territory”
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of unsettle
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).