unsettling
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adjective
un·set·tling
\ˌən-ˈset-liŋ, -ˈse-təl-iŋ\
Simple Definition of unsettling
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: making you upset, nervous, worried, etc.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
Full Definition of unsettling
: having the effect of upsetting, disturbing, or discomposing <unsettling images of the war>
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>
1665
First Known Use of unsettling
1665
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