unsettling

un·set·tling

adjective \ˌən-ˈset-liŋ, -ˈse-t^əl-iŋ\

: making you upset, nervous, worried, etc.

Full Definition of UNSETTLING

:  having the effect of upsetting, disturbing, or discomposing <unsettling images of the war>

— un·set·tling·ly \-lē\ adverb

Examples of UNSETTLING

1. <unsettling new developments in the effort to bring peace and stability to that region>
2. <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

Related Words

daunting, demoralizing, discomfiting, disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening, dismaying, dispiriting; chilling, frightening, scary; harassing, persecutive, persecutory; alarming, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening, frightful, ghastly, hair-raising, horrendous, horrible, horrifying, intimidating, scary, shocking, terrible, terrifying

Near Antonyms

calming, quieting, settling, soothing; comforting, consoling, dreamy, inviting, lulling, narcotic, pacifying, relaxing, sedative, tranquilizing (also tranquillizing)