unsettling

unsettling
adj.
Unsettling is used with these nouns: ↑experience

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • unsettling — adjective Date: 1665 having the effect of upsetting, disturbing, or discomposing < unsettling images of the war > • unsettlingly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • unsettling — unsettle ► VERB ▪ cause to be anxious or uneasy; disturb. DERIVATIVES unsettling adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • unsettling — adjective That makes one troubled or uneasy; disquieting or distressing …   Wiktionary

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