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Unsettling

/əˈnsɛtəlɪŋ/
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(adj) That makes one troubled or uneasy; disquieting or distressing.

Those two are so quiet it's unsettling. Could this be the quiet before the storm?
I find that very unsettling.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Watching the dark clouds gather was an ____ experience, as we knew that a major storm was on its way today.

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