unsettling
adjective
un·set·tling
ˌən-ˈset-liŋ,
-ˈse-tᵊl-iŋ
: having the effect of upsetting, disturbing, or discomposing
unsettling images of the war
Examples of unsettling in a Sentence
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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The voice of Pope Francis has been such a voice—gentle, disarming, and at times, unsettling.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
These experiments busted the urban myth but also pointed to a the truth about how companies like Facebook sometimes serve up such disturbingly accurate advertisements that is much more complex, and unsettling.
—New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2025
But our knowledge of what’s coming for Cassian, Krennic, Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker), and for the Empire and Rebels as a whole, casts an unsettling shadow over everything that happens throughout this final season.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
Soon the whole world starts to feel dangerous and unsettling.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
These experiments busted the urban myth but also pointed to a the truth about how companies like Facebook sometimes serve up such disturbingly accurate advertisements that is much more complex, and unsettling.
—New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2025
But our knowledge of what’s coming for Cassian, Krennic, Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker), and for the Empire and Rebels as a whole, casts an unsettling shadow over everything that happens throughout this final season.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
Soon the whole world starts to feel dangerous and unsettling.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsettling
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“Unsettling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsettling. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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