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unsettling
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
unsettling
(adjective)
unsettling
/ˌʌn
ˈ
sɛtl̟ɪŋ/
adjective
unsettling
/ˌʌn
ˈ
sɛtl̟ɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNSETTLING
[
more unsettling; most unsettling
]
:
making you upset, nervous, worried, etc.
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