The unsettling silence in the abandoned observatory made the visiting astronomers suspect that something had gone wrong with the equipment.
废弃天文台里令人不安的寂静让到访的天文学家怀疑设备出了问题。
Which choice best defines “unsettling”?
B — Causing anxiety or uneasiness. “unsettling” means causing anxiety or uneasiness.
Which word means “causing anxiety or uneasiness”?
D — unsettling. “unsettling” means causing anxiety or uneasiness.
unsettling — causing anxiety or uneasiness. In Chinese: 令人不安的.
unsettling is pronounced /ʌnˈsɛtlɪŋ/.
The unsettling silence in the abandoned observatory made the visiting astronomers suspect that something had gone wrong with the equipment. (废弃天文台里令人不安的寂静让到访的天文学家怀疑设备出了问题。)
disturbing, disquieting, unnerving — all close in meaning to unsettling (causing anxiety or uneasiness).
comforting, reassuring — each the opposite of unsettling (causing anxiety or uneasiness).
Yes. unsettling is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.