unsettlement

Etymology

From un- + settlement.

unsettlement means The quality of being unsettled; upset or unrest. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.

noun

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