Definition of unsettling
: 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 of unsettling from the Web
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But that doesn’t make these wild day-to-day swings any less unsettling to those who may be a little less blasé than President Trump about nuclear dictatorships.
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Users of the social network have long been able to report disturbing posts, but this in-your-face approach was unsettling.
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The screen goes black, the credits roll, and yet…something feels extremely unsettling; something is missing.
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The story of Amy Pascal’s downfall at Sony is unsettling, but the period that preceded her tenure is not widely regarded as a golden age of American cinema.
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The details that have emerged surrounding Balogun’s arrest and five-month detainment are deeply unsettling.
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Trump's letter seems to acknowledge as much, with unsettling nonchalance.
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The creator of the show was obviously trying to set up a second season, especially when the character Alex kills himself and with the unsettling collection of guns Tyler has, both of which were never a part of the book.
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Boston Dynamics is also working on a quadruped robot called SpotMini, which can recover in unsettling fashion when humans kick or tug on it.
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First Known Use of unsettling
1665
unsettling Synonyms
Synonyms
discomforting, discomposing, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, nagging, nasty, perturbing, troublesome, troubling, troublous, upsetting, worrisome;
Antonyms
Near Antonyms
calming, quieting, settling, soothing;
comforting, consoling, lulling, narcotic, pacifying, relaxing, sedative, tranquilizing (also tranquillizing);
Related Words
daunting, demoralizing, discomfiting, disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening, dismaying, dispiriting;
alarming, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening, frightful, ghastly, hair-raising, horrendous, horrible, horrifying, intimidating, scary, shocking, terrible, terrifying;
UNSETTLING Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of unsettling for English Language Learners
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: making you upset, nervous, worried, etc.
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