The meaning of UNSETTLING is having the effect of upsetting, disturbing, or discomposing. How to use unsettling in a sentence.
If you describe something as unsettling, you mean that it makes you feel rather worried or uncertain. The prospect of change of this kind has an unsettling effect on any organisation. His sense of humour was really unsettling.
unsettling adjective disturbing, worrying, troubling, upsetting, alarming, distressing, dismaying, disconcerting, disquieting The prospect of change of this kind has an unsettling effect.
UNSETTLING definition: 1. causing change 2. causing worry or anxiety: 3. causing change. Learn more.
unsettling (adjective) unsettling /ˌʌn ˈ sɛtl̟ɪŋ/ adjective Britannica Dictionary definition of UNSETTLING [more unsettling; most unsettling] : making you upset, nervous, worried, etc. unsettling news unsettling images
Definition of unsettling adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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unsettle /ʌnˈsɛtəl/ vb (usually tr) to change or become changed from a fixed or settled condition (transitive) to confuse or agitate (emotions, the mind, etc) unˈsettlement n 'unsettling' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): magic realism - unsettle - unsettlement
While it's not a surprise that a major decision is going to be announced today, it's rather unsettling, because we feel like we're the last to know, and we need time to study and digest it.