adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An overturning or disarrangement.

   "the upsettings of all their careful plans"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of upset form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Causing upset; distressing, unsettling, hurtful.

   "He found taking his cat to the vet to be put down very upsetting."

2. 2
   Conceited; presumptuous. Scotland

Adjective

1. 1
   causing an emotional disturbance wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

disconcertingagitatingannoyingansweratrabiliaryatrabilious

Example

More examples

"She found confrontations very upsetting."

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