upsetting
verbnounadjectivecommon in dialogue
An overturning or disarrangement.
verb
- 1
Also a form of upsetpresent participle and gerund of upset
noun
- 1
An overturning or disarrangement.
the upsettings of all their careful plans
adjective
- 1
Causing upset; distressing, unsettling, hurtful.
He found taking his cat to the vet to be put down very upsetting.
The bodies lying at the scene of the crash were an upsetting sight.
- 2
Conceited; presumptuous.
Forms
- plural
- upsettings
- comparative
- more upsetting
- superlative
- most upsetting
uproar · Tumultuous, noisy excitement.UPS · To connect a device to an uninterruptible power supply.upset · Angry, distressed, or unhappy
upsetting · An overturning or disarrangement.
upside · The highest or uppermost side or portion of something.upstairs · Located on a higher floor or level of a building.upstanding · Honest; reputable; respectable.