unsettling
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adjective \ˌən-ˈset-liŋ, -ˈse-təl-iŋ\Definition of UNSETTLING
: having the effect of upsetting, disturbing, or discomposing <unsettling images of the war>
— un·set·tling·ly \-lē\ adverb
See Examples of UNSETTLING
- <unsettling new developments in the effort to bring peace and stability to that region>
- <had the unsettling task of picking out a coffin and making the other funeral arrangements for his father>
First Known Use of UNSETTLING
1665
Related to UNSETTLING
- Synonyms
- discomforting, discomposing, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, nagging, nasty, perturbing, troubling, troublous, troublesome, upsetting, worrisome
- Antonyms
- reassuring
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