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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.
Translations

unsettling [ʌnˈsɛtlɪŋ] adj → perturbador(a) → inquietante
unsettling [ʌnˈsɛtlɪŋ] adj → qui a un effet perturbateur
unsettling [ʌnˈsɛtlɪŋ] adj → beunruhigend
unsettling [ʌnˈsɛtlɪŋ] adj → inquietante
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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.
The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context
But such things were inconceivable in New York, and unsettling to think of.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
They arose from the unsettling of the minds of the masses, and the consequent weakening of all authority.
A Study In Scarlet by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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