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Definition of unsettling adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unsettling

adjective
 
/ʌnˈsetlɪŋ/
 
/ʌnˈsetlɪŋ/
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  1. making you feel upset, nervous or worried
    • Seeing Nicky again after so long was an unsettling experience.
    • The country’s economic crisis had an unsettling effect on world markets.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnsettling is used with these nouns:
    • experience
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