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unsettling

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un·set·tle  (n-stl)
v. un·set·tled, un·set·tling, un·set·tles
v.tr.
1. To displace from a settled condition; disrupt.
2. To make uneasy; disturb.
v.intr.
To become unsettled.

un·settle·ment n.
un·settling·ly adv.
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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 allesta época es preocupante para todos nosotros
it is unsettling to know he could be watching meme 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 lifeaufreibend; time alsoaufregend; defeat, knowledgeverunsichernd; question, thought, news, book, film, atmospherebeunruhigend; musicirritierend; to have an unsettling effect on somebodyjdn aus dem Gleis werfen; (defeat, failure also) → jdn verunsichern; on children alsojdn verstören; it is unsettling to know he could be watching mees beunruhigt mich zu wissen, dass er mich beobachten könnte
unsettling [ʌnˈsɛtlɪŋ] adjinquietante
the news had an unsettling effect on me → la notizia mi ha scombussolato
unsettling [ʌnˈsɛtlɪŋ] adjinquietante
the news had an unsettling effect on me → la notizia mi ha scombussolato


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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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