unsettling

🇬🇧 UK/'ʌn'setliŋ/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Causing anxiety, unease, or distress; disturbing

令人不安的;令人忧虑的;扰人心神的

n.

The act of weakening or disrupting an established system or norm

动摇;扰乱

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
unnot, reversal
+
settlroot
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ingcontinuous / action of
=unsettling

Common Collocations

  • 1.unsettling news令人不安的消息
  • 2.unsettling trend令人忧虑的趋势
  • 3.unsettling silence尴尬的沉默

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The unsettling silence made everyone feel anxious about what might happen next.

  • 2.

    Her unsettling question about their future left them both deep in thought.

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