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- Dictionaryupsetting/ʌpˈsɛtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. causing unhappiness, disappointment, or worry: "a painful and upsetting divorce"
noun
- 1. the action of knocking something over: "destruction was done by the breaking of pictures, upsetting of furniture, and chopping down of interior doors"
- 2. the shortening and thickening of the end or edge of a metal bar, wheel rim, or other object, especially by hammering or pressure when heated: "if your stock is thicker, upsetting will not be necessary"
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making someone feel worried, unhappy, or angry: Seeing her again would be an upsetting experience after so many years. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Saddening, shocking and upsetting. affecting. agonizingly. arrogance. baleful. be cold comfort idiom. disrespect. distressfully. distressingly. hubris. hurtfully. impiously. impiousness.
The meaning of UPSETTING is mentally or emotionally troubling or disturbing : causing feelings of worry or anxiety. How to use upsetting in a sentence.
Upsetting definition: tending to disturb or upset. See examples of UPSETTING used in a sentence.
When something makes you feel worried or unhappy, it's upsetting. Learning some upsetting news right before bed can make it impossible to fall asleep. It's upsetting to lose your big chess tournament or have your dog run away.
1. To cause to overturn; knock or tip over: upset the flowerpot. 2. a. To disturb the functioning, order, or course of: Protesters upset the meeting by chanting and shouting. See Synonyms at overthrow. b. To cause (the stomach) to feel ill. 3. To distress or perturb mentally or emotionally: The bad news upset me.
Definition of upsetting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
UPSETTING definition: making you feel unhappy or worried: . Learn more.
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to disturb mentally or emotionally; perturb: The incident upset her. to disturb or derange completely; put out of order; throw into disorder: to upset a system; to upset a mechanism; to upset an apartment. Pathology to disturb physically: It upset his stomach.
Synonyms for UPSETTING: disturbing, unsettling, troubling, frightening, scary, troublesome, distressing, nasty; Antonyms of UPSETTING: reassuring, settling, calming, soothing, comforting, relaxing, dreamy, consoling
