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 unnerving unnerving /əˈnɝːvɪŋ/

adjective

  1. Inspiring fear  ( unnerving , doubtable [Archaic] , redoubtable , formidable )
    inspiring fear
     The formidable prospect of major surgery
    the formidable prospect of major surgery
     A tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic
    a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic
     Something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall
    something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall