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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.
Synonyms for UPSETTING: disturbing, unsettling, troubling, frightening, scary, troublesome, distressing, nasty; Antonyms of UPSETTING: reassuring, settling, calming, soothing, comforting, relaxing, dreamy, consoling.
: mentally or emotionally troubling or disturbing : causing feelings of worry or anxiety. heard some upsetting news. an upsetting experience. We're up to [a deficit of] $1.5 trillion a year …. These numbers are truly upsetting.—Bill Gates.
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.
Upsetting definition: tending to disturb or upset. See examples of UPSETTING used in a sentence.
1. Having been overturned: an upset vase. 2. Exhibiting signs and symptoms of indigestion: an upset stomach.
UPSET definition: 1. to make someone worried, unhappy, or angry: 2. to change the usual or expected state or order…. Learn more.
Definition of upsetting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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to disturb or derange completely; put out of order; throw into disorder: to upset a system; to upset a mechanism; to upset an apartment. Antonyms: steady. to disturb physically: It upset his stomach. to defeat or overthrow an opponent that is considered more formidable, as in war, politics, or sports. Synonyms: displace, depose.
