upsetting

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛtɪŋ

Verb

upsetting

present participle of upset

Noun

upsetting (plural upsettings)

The action of the verb upset.

Adjective

upsetting (comparative more upsetting, superlative most upsetting)

Causing upset; distressing.
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.
(Scotland) Conceited; presumptuous.

Translations

upsetting

Albanian: shqetësues (sq)
Greek:
Ancient: ταρακτικός (taraktikós)
Spanish: perturbante m, molestoso m, trastornoso m, alertante m

Anagrams

setting up

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