Unnerving (Adjective)
Meaning
Inspiring fear; "the formidable prospect of major surgery"; "a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston; "something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The abandoned asylum's crumbling facade had an unnerving presence that sent shivers down the spines of passersby.
- The formidable prospect of major surgery was unnerving, but the patient steeled herself for the ordeal ahead.
- As the detective delved deeper into the case, she encountered a tougher and more unnerving adversary than she had initially anticipated.
- There was something unnerving about the way the trees seemed to loom over the small village, casting long, ominous shadows.
- The dimly lit corridor with its cold, grey walls had an unnerving and prisonlike quality that made visitors feel uneasy.