unsettling
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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 disturbing, worrying, troubling, upsetting, alarming, distressing, dismaying, disconcerting, disquieting The prospect of change of this kind has an unsettling effect.
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unsettling
adjectiveTroubling to the mind or emotions:
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unsettling
[ˈʌnˈsetlɪŋ] ADJ [influence, effect] → desestabilizador; [experience, dream] → perturbador; [thought] → inquietantethis is an unsettling time for us all → esta época es preocupante para todos nosotros
it is unsettling to know he could be watching me → me inquieta saber que podría estar vigilándome
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unsettling
[ʌnˈsɛtəlɪŋ] adj [experience] → perturbant(e); [sense of humour] → déconcertant(e); [film, book] → perturbant(e), troublant(e); [effect] → perturbateur/triceCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unsettling
adj change, pace of life → aufreibend; time also → aufregend; defeat, knowledge → verunsichernd; question, thought, news, book, film, atmosphere → beunruhigend; music → irritierend; to have an unsettling effect on somebody → jdn aus dem Gleis werfen; (defeat, failure also) → jdn verunsichern; on children also → jdn verstören; it is unsettling to know he could be watching me → es beunruhigt mich zu wissen, dass er mich beobachten könnte
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unsettling
[ʌnˈsɛtlɪŋ] adj → inquietantethe news had an unsettling effect on me → la notizia mi ha scombussolato
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995