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单词 unnerving
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Examples of 'unnerving' in a sentence
unnerving

All that she'd found unnerving about him at first sight remained unnerving.In the short time since his appearance at the top of the flight a change had come over him, subtle but unnerving.Or whether, the unspoken, unnerving words echoed between them, she might try to do harm to him again.

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unnerving

British English: unnerving ADJECTIVE
If you describe something as unnerving, you mean that it makes you feel worried or uncomfortable.
It is very unnerving to find out that someone you see every day is carrying a potentially deadly virus.
  • American English: unnerving
  • Brazilian Portuguese: aterrorizante
  • Chinese: 使人不安的
  • European Spanish: inquietante
  • French: troublant
  • German: entnervend
  • Italian: inquietante
  • Japanese: どぎまぎするような
  • Korean: 걱정하게 하는
  • European Portuguese: aterrorizante
  • Latin American Spanish: inquietante

(adjective) 
her unnerving habit of touching people she was speaking to
Synonyms
disconcerting
He has a disconcerting habit of staring at you when he talks to you.
disturbing
There are disturbing reports of severe weather conditions.
upsetting
embarrassing
It was an embarrassing situation for all of us.
awkward
There was an awkward moment when people had to decide where to stand.
distracting
I find it slightly distracting.
dismaying
off-putting (British, informal)
Many people find the smell of this product off-putting.
barro (Australian, slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of awkward
Definition
embarrassing
There was an awkward moment when people had to decide where to stand.
Synonyms
embarrassing,
difficult,
compromising,
sensitive,
embarrassed,
painful,
distressing,
delicate,
uncomfortable,
tricky,
trying,
humiliating,
unpleasant,
sticky (informal),
troublesome,
perplexing,
disconcerting,
inconvenient,
thorny,
untimely,
ill at ease,
discomfiting,
ticklish,
inopportune,
toe-curling (slang),
barro (Australian, slang),
cringeworthy (British, informal),
cringe-making (British, informal)
in the sense of distracting
I find it slightly distracting.
Synonyms
disturbing,
bothering,
confusing,
dismaying,
bewildering,
disconcerting,
perturbing,
off-putting (British, informal)
in the sense of disturbing
There are disturbing reports of severe weather conditions.
Synonyms
worrying,
troubling,
upsetting,
alarming,
frightening,
distressing,
startling,
discouraging,
dismaying,
unsettling,
harrowing,
agitating,
disconcerting,
disquieting,
perturbing

Nearby words of
unnerving

  • unnatural
  • unnecessary
  • unnerve
  • unnerving
  • unnoticed
  • unobtrusive
  • unoccupied

Related terms of
unnerving

  • unnerve

Synonyms of 'unnerving'

unnerving

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of embarrassing
It was an embarrassing situation for all of us.
Synonyms
humiliating,
upsetting,
compromising,
shaming,
distressing,
delicate,
uncomfortable,
awkward,
tricky,
sensitive,
troublesome,
shameful,
disconcerting,
touchy,
mortifying,
discomfiting,
toe-curling (slang),
cringe-making (British, informal),
cringeworthy (British, informal),
barro (Australian, slang)
in the sense of off-putting
Definition
rather unpleasant or disturbing
Many people find the smell of this product off-putting.
Synonyms
discouraging,
upsetting,
disturbing,
frustrating,
nasty,
formidable,
intimidating,
dismaying,
unsettling,
daunting,
dampening,
unnerving,
disconcerting,
unfavourable,
dispiriting,
discomfiting
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