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upsetting en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. Causing upset; distressing, unsettling, hurtful.
    • The bodies lying at the scene of the crash were an upsetting sight.
    • He found taking his cat to the vet to be put down very upsetting.
  2. (Scotland) Conceited; presumptuous.

Forms

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most upsetting Degree=Sup lexicographic
more upsetting Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

upsettingness · upsettingly

Synonyms

unhappy · deplorable · sorrowful · atrabilious · miserable · heartbreaking · lachrymable · atrabiliary · lamentable · deplorable · saddening · regrettable · saddening · heartrending · woeful · woebegone · upsetting · grievous · tragic · distressing · mournful · depressing · sad · rueful

Translations (8)

grc ταρακτικός (upsetting) · sq shqetësues (upsetting) · ru тревожащий (upsetting) · es alertante (upsetting) · es perturbante (upsetting) · es molestoso (upsetting) · ru расстраивающий (upsetting) · es trastornoso (upsetting)

upsetting en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. An overturning or disarrangement.
    • the upsettings of all their careful plans

Forms

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upsettings Number=Plur lexicographic

upsetting en · VERB

Meanings

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