unsettling

unsettling
adjective
störend [Vorfall, Einfluss]; beunruhigend [Nachricht]

have an unsettling effect on somebody — jemanden aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen

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un·set·tling
[ʌnˈsetl̩ɪŋ, AM -t̬-]
adj
1. (causing nervousness) beunruhigend, verunsichernd
she had the \unsettling feeling that ... sie hatte das ungute Gefühl, dass ...
\unsettling image FILM aufrüttelnde Szene
2. (causing disruption)
▪ to be \unsettling jdn/einen aus der Bahn werfen
it's very \unsettling to have to keep moving every couple of years man kann sich nirgendwo richtig zu Hause fühlen, wenn man alle zwei Jahre umziehen muss
3. COMM destabilisierend
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[ʌn'setlɪŋ]
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 sb — 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

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unsettling adj beunruhigend, alarmierend (Vorfall etc)
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adjective
störend [Vorfall, Einfluss]; beunruhigend [Nachricht]

have an unsettling effect on somebody — jemanden aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen

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adj.
beunruhigend adj.
verwirrend adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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