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- [uhn-set-l]
- /ʌnˈsɛt l/
- /ʌnˈset.əl.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-set-l]
- /ʌnˈsɛt l/
Definitions of unsettling word
- verb with object unsettling to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government. 1
- verb with object unsettling to shake or weaken (beliefs, feelings, etc.); cause doubt or uncertainty about: doubts unsettling his religious convictions. 1
- verb with object unsettling to vex or agitate the mind or emotions of; upset; discompose: The quarrel unsettled her. 1
- verb without object unsettling to become unfixed or disordered. 1
- adjective unsettling disturbing 1
- adjective unsettling If you describe something as unsettling, you mean that it makes you feel rather worried or uncertain. 0
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Origin of unsettling
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1535-45; un-2 + settle1
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Parts of speech for Unsettling
noun
adjective
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unsettling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unsettling
adj unsettling
- confusing — Something that is confusing makes it difficult for people to know exactly what is happening or what to do.
- demoralizing — If something is demoralizing, it makes you lose so much confidence in what you are doing that you want to give up.
- disorienting — to cause to lose one's way: The strange streets disoriented him.
- disquieting — Archaic. uneasy; disquieted.
- disruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
noun unsettling
- confusion — If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
- disorientation — to disorient.
adjective unsettling
- agitating — Present participle of agitate.
- chilling — If you describe something as chilling, you mean it is frightening.
- creepy — If you say that something or someone is creepy, you mean they make you feel very nervous or frightened.
- demoralising — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- discomfiting — to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
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