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unsettling |
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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms unsettling adjective disturbing, worrying, troubling, upsetting, alarming, distressing, dismaying, disconcerting, disquieting The prospect of change of this kind has an unsettling effect. Translations unsettling [ˈʌnˈsetlɪŋ] ADJ [influence, effect] → desestabilizador; [experience, dream] → perturbador; [thought] → inquietante this is an unsettling time for us all → esta época es preocupante para todos nosotros it is unsettling to know he could be watching me → me inquieta saber que podría estar vigilándome unsettling [ʌnˈsɛtəlɪŋ] adj [experience] → perturbant(e); [sense of humour] → déconcertant(e); [film, book] → perturbant(e), troublant(e); [effect] → perturbateur/trice unsettling adj change, pace of life → aufreibend; time also → aufregend; defeat, knowledge → verunsichernd; question, thought, news, book, film, atmosphere → beunruhigend; music → irritierend; to have an unsettling effect on somebody → jdn aus dem Gleis werfen; (defeat, failure also) → jdn verunsichern; on children also → jdn verstören; it is unsettling to know he could be watching me → es beunruhigt mich zu wissen, dass er mich beobachten könnte unsettling [ʌnˈsɛtlɪŋ] adj → inquietante the news had an unsettling effect on me → la notizia mi ha scombussolato unsettling [ʌnˈsɛtlɪŋ] adj → inquietante the news had an unsettling effect on me → la notizia mi ha scombussolato How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Hence it is to be remarked that, in seizing a state, the usurper ought to examine closely into all those injuries which it is necessary for him to inflict, and to do them all at one stroke so as not to have to repeat them daily; and thus by not unsettling men he will be able to reassure them, and win them to himself by benefits. But such things were inconceivable in New York, and unsettling to think of. They arose from the unsettling of the minds of the masses, and the consequent weakening of all authority. |
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