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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Traditional, too, in methodology if not in spirit, are a pair of intriguing oil paintings that have an unsettling effect.
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This would send an unsettling message to North Korea (and China) that military action may be imminent.
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There were a number of unsettling consequences of this unintended collective self-revelation.
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All of it brings unsettling implications for democracy and discourse, and has prompted a debate about how much security is necessary – and affordable.
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WHAT WENT WRONG: Nothing went wrong with the Camaro, but its continued flirtation with dramatic oil consumption remains unsettling.
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A more unsettling development was Mr Trump’s visit to Warsaw before the G20, where the president’s speech echoed the ideologies both of Mr Putin and of Poland’s populist-nationalist Law and Justice government.
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For her last (and possibly most unsettling) step, Greenberg blended up a chicken bone to make some setting powder.
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It’s hard to imagine now, but 40 years ago, the concept of having surgery without spending a night in a hospital was unsettling to many in the medical community.
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First Known Use of unsettling
1665
unsettling Synonyms
Synonyms
discomforting, discomposing, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, nagging, nasty, perturbing, troubling, troublous, troublesome, upsetting, worrisomeAntonyms
reassuringRelated 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, terrifyingNear Antonyms
calming, quieting, settling, soothing; comforting, consoling, dreamy, inviting, lulling, narcotic, pacifying, relaxing, sedative, tranquilizing (also tranquillizing)UNSETTLING Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of unsettling for English Language Learners
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: making you upset, nervous, worried, etc.
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