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BNC: 22748 COCA: 15466

unsettling

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unsettling /ˌʌnˈsɛtl̟ɪŋ/ adjective
unsettling
/ˌʌnˈsɛtl̟ɪŋ/
adjective
Learner's definition of UNSETTLING
[more unsettling; most unsettling]
: making you upset, nervous, worried, etc.令人不安的;使人紧张的;使人担忧的
BNC: 22748 COCA: 15466

unsettling

adjective

un·​set·​tling
ˌən-ˈset-liŋ,
-ˈse-tᵊl-iŋ How to pronounce unsettling (audio)
: having the effect of upsetting, disturbing, or discomposing
unsettling images of the war
unsettlingly
ˌən-ˈset-liŋ-lē
-ˈse-tᵊl-iŋ- How to pronounce unsettling (audio)
adverb

Example Sentences

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
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Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsettling was in 1665
BNC: 22748 COCA: 15466

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