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View synonyms for upsetting

upsetting

[ uhp-set-ing ]

adjective

  1. tending to disturb or upset:

    an upsetting experience.



upsetting

/ ʌpˈsɛtɪŋ /

noun

  1. metallurgy the process of hammering the end of a heated bar of metal so that its width is increased locally, as in the manufacture of bolts


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Word History and Origins

Origin of upsetting1

First recorded in 1870–75; upset + -ing 2

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Example Sentences

These are the kinds of uncomfortable and sometimes upsetting scenarios that make the two-year-old web series so enticing.

Allende had nationalized the mines—upsetting the mine owners, who were not compensated.

Roberts has shown a tendency in other political law cases to make broad pronouncements, upsetting precedent.

What is upsetting, especially in a book about what Dunham has “learned,” is how much weight she puts on being in a relationship.

The day just gets more upsetting when we hear about aboriginal rights in Canada.

It frequently leads to a player upsetting his Pedal combination when he has no desire to do so.

The baboon immediately came down, and it was remarkable how he brought down the basket without upsetting it.

Losch peered sharply and then pulled away, almost upsetting an expensive decanter of liquor on the table beside him.

You can't clap a new head on to old shoulders without upsetting circulation and equilibrium.

Most of our provisions had been lost by the upsetting of the canoe, and we had but a very small quantity of water.

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