unsettling
adjective
un·set·tling
ˌən-ˈset-liŋ,
-ˈse-tᵊl-iŋ
: having the effect of upsetting, disturbing, or discomposing
unsettling images of the war
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Examples of unsettling in a Sentence
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Hovering over the play’s look back at this recent Russian past is the unsettling knowledge of the all-too-real present.
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
The painting is one of Kahlo’s final self-portraits and an example of the unsettling intimacy that has attracted collectors to her paintings.
—Scott Reyburn, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
The unsettling scene took place outside an Asheville apartment complex about 3 p.m. Tuesday, the Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network reported.
—Ryley Ober, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
There were no other guests and, more unsettling, no overnight staff.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2024
In an unsettling video taken by onlooker Rachel Staudt, the group of around five people is seen approaching a tree lining the fence of an apartment complex in Asheville, where the two small cubs are perched on branches.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday, Boston Dynamics announced the new version of its Atlas robot with a characteristically unsettling video.
—Eve Peyser, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
Here are some cool ideas that range from one of the best, if most unsettling, movies of 2024 to great shows and concerts and more fabulous French fries (mmm … French fries).
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
Instead, the violence is direct, at times shockingly casual and unsettling, so much so that its unpleasantness almost comes as a surprise.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
The painting is one of Kahlo’s final self-portraits and an example of the unsettling intimacy that has attracted collectors to her paintings.
—Scott Reyburn, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
The unsettling scene took place outside an Asheville apartment complex about 3 p.m. Tuesday, the Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network reported.
—Ryley Ober, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
There were no other guests and, more unsettling, no overnight staff.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2024
In an unsettling video taken by onlooker Rachel Staudt, the group of around five people is seen approaching a tree lining the fence of an apartment complex in Asheville, where the two small cubs are perched on branches.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday, Boston Dynamics announced the new version of its Atlas robot with a characteristically unsettling video.
—Eve Peyser, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
Here are some cool ideas that range from one of the best, if most unsettling, movies of 2024 to great shows and concerts and more fabulous French fries (mmm … French fries).
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
Instead, the violence is direct, at times shockingly casual and unsettling, so much so that its unpleasantness almost comes as a surprise.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Unsettling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsettling. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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