Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of upset
plural upsettings
- An overturning or disarrangement.
the upsettings of all their careful plans
comparative more upsetting · superlative most upsetting
- Causing upset; distressing, unsettling, hurtful.
He found taking his cat to the vet to be put down very upsetting.
1 more example
The bodies lying at the scene of the crash were an upsetting sight.
Synonyms: deplorable, saddening, atrabiliary, atrabilious, deplorable, depressing, distressing, grievous
- ScotlandConceited; presumptuous.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCausing upset; distressing, unsettling, hurtful.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecausing an emotional disturbance
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek ταρακτικός
- ταρακτικός (taraktikós)upsetting
Russian расстраивающий, тревожащий
- расстраивающий (rasstraivajuščij)upsetting
- тревожащий (trevožaščij)upsetting
Spanish perturbante, molestoso
- perturbanteupsetting
- molestosoupsetting
- trastornosoupsetting
- alertanteupsetting
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with upsetting
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upsetting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upsetting
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