Upsetting — synonyms, definition

1. upsetting (a)

abominable agonizing bad disagreeable distressing disturbing grievous harrowing mean nerve-racking offensive painful sad sorrowful traumatic trying unpleasant

2. upsetting (Adjective)

disconcerting

upsetting (Adjective) — Causing an emotional disturbance. ex. "an upsetting experience"

3. upsetting (Verb)

bowling over discomfiting discomposing knocking over overturning swaging tipping over troubling tumping over turning over untuning

upsetting (Verb) — Disturb the balance or stability of. ex. "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"

upsetting (Verb) — Cause to lose one's composure. ex. "Persons frequently employ falsehoods to a sick man who cannot recover, lest it should upset his mind"

upsetting (Verb) — Cause profound worry; make to feel uncomfortable or anxious. ex. "This book upset me"

upsetting (Verb) — Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position. ex. "the clumsy customer upset the vase"

upsetting (Verb) — Form metals with a swage.

upsetting (Verb) — Defeat suddenly and unexpectedly. ex. "The foreign team upset the local team"

affecting arousing defeating displacing disturbing eliciting enkindling evoking firing forging forming getting the better of impressing kindling molding moulding moving overcoming provoking raising • • • abashing afflicting agitating anguishing bemusing bewildering carking charging charging up commoving discombobulating disordering disquieting dissolving distracting distressing embarrassing enervating exciting fazing • • •