unsettling

un·set·tle

(ŭn-sĕt′l)

tr.v. un·set·tled, un·set·tling, un·set·tles

1. To change from a settled condition; disrupt: Strikes unsettled the economy.

2. To make uneasy; disturb: We were unsettled by the gruesome news.

un·set′tle·ment n.

un·set′tling·ly adv.

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unsettling

(ʌnˈsɛtəlɪŋ)

adj

making one feel rather worried or uncertain

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unsettling

adjective

Troubling to the mind or emotions:

disquieting, disruptive, distressful, distressing, disturbing, intrusive, perturbing, troublesome, troublous, upsetting, worrisome.

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