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    upsetting
    /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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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUPSETTING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Upsetting is an adjective that means making someone feel worried, unhappy, or angry. Learn how to use it in different contexts and see synonyms and translations.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › upsettingUpsetting Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Upsetting is an adjective that means causing feelings of worry or anxiety. See synonyms, examples, word history and related entries for upsetting.

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    Find out what upsetting means and how to use it in a sentence. Browse 74 synonyms and antonyms for upsetting, such as alarming, annoying, disconcerting, and more.

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    Upsetting is an adjective that means tending to disturb or upset, or a noun that means hammering metal. Learn the origin, history and synonyms of upsetting, and see how it is used in sentences.

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    Find 211 words that mean upsetting, such as disturbing, alarming, overturning, disrupting, and more. See definitions, examples, and antonyms of upsetting.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › upsettingUpsetting - definition of upsetting by The Free Dictionary

    Upsetting means causing emotional or mental disturbance, or making something overturn or disorderly. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of the word upsetting in different languages and contexts.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › thesaurusUPSETTING - 153 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

    Find words and phrases that mean upsetting, such as terrific, hurtful, shocking, harrowing, etc. See also the definitions and examples of upsetting and its opposite, comforting.