Mollify
Mollify verb - To lessen the anger or agitation of.
Usage example: an apology would probably mollify your friend
Unsettle
Unsettle verb - To trouble the mind of; to make uneasy.
Usage example: the news that the local grocery store had sold contaminated produce unsettled many shoppers
Nearby Word: unsettling
Common collocations
| everyone | mollify everyone | unsettle everyone |
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Unsettle and Mollify. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mollify/unsettle
Mollify & Unsettle. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mollify/unsettle>.
Unsettle or Mollify. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mollify/unsettle.
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