upsetting

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adjective

tending to disturb or upset: an upsetting experience.

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Origin:
1870–75; upset + -ing²

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verb (used with object)

to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.

to disturb mentally or emotionally; perturb: The incident upset her.

to disturb or derange completely; put out of order; throw into disorder: to upset a system; to upset a mechanism; to upset an apartment.

to disturb physically: It upset his stomach.

to defeat or overthrow an opponent that is considered more formidable, as in war, politics, or sports.

Metalworking. to thicken the end of (a piece of heated metal) by hammering on the end against the length of the piece.

verb (used without object)

to become upset or overturned.

noun

an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.

the defeat of a person, team, etc., that is considered more formidable.

10.

a nervous, irritable state of mind.

11.

a disordered or confused arrangement.

12.

Metalworking.

a tool used for upsetting.

something that is upset, as a bar end.

adjective

13.

overturned: an upset milk pail.

14.

disordered; disorganized: The house is upset.

15.

distressed; disturbed: She had an upset stomach. He is emotionally upset.

16.

Archaic. raised up.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English: raised up; see up-, set

Related forms

up·set·ta·ble, adjective

up·set·ter, noun

up·set·ting·ly, adverb

un·up·set, adjective

un·up·set·ta·ble, adjective

Synonyms
1. Upset, capsize, overturn imply a change from an upright or other stable position to a prostrate one. Upset is a familiar word, applied to simple, everyday actions: to upset a table, a glass of water. Capsize is applied especially to the upsetting of a boat or other vessel: to capsize a canoe. Overturn usually suggests violence in upsetting something supposedly stable: The earthquake overturned houses. All three are used figuratively, also: to upset the stock market; to capsize a plan; to overturn a government. 2. unnerve, disconcert, fluster. 5. depose, displace. 10. perturbation, disturbance. 11. mess. 15. disconcerted, agitated, perturbed, annoyed.

Antonyms
2, 3. steady.

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World English Dictionary

upset

—vb , -sets, -setting, -set
1.	(also intr) to tip or be tipped over; overturn, capsize, or spill
2.	to disturb the normal state, course, or stability of: to upset the balance of nature
3.	to disturb mentally or emotionally
4.	to defeat or overthrow, usually unexpectedly
5.	to make physically ill: seafood always upsets my stomach
6.	to thicken or spread (the end of a bar, rivet, etc) by forging, hammering, or swagging

—n
7.	an unexpected defeat or reversal, as in a contest or plans
8.	a disturbance or disorder of the emotions, body, etc
9.	a tool used to upset a bar or rivet; swage
10.	a forging or bar that has been upset in preparation for further processing

—*adj*
11.	overturned or capsized
12.	emotionally or physically disturbed or distressed
13.	disordered; confused
14.	defeated or overthrown

[C14 (in the sense: to set up, erect; C19 in the sense: to overthrow); related to Middle High German ūfsetzen to put on, Middle Dutch opzetten]

up'settable

—*adj*

up'setter

—n

up'setting

—*adj*

up'settingly

—*adv*

upset

—vb , -sets, -setting, -set
1.	(also intr) to tip or be tipped over; overturn, capsize, or spill
2.	to disturb the normal state, course, or stability of: to upset the balance of nature
3.	to disturb mentally or emotionally
4.	to defeat or overthrow, usually unexpectedly
5.	to make physically ill: seafood always upsets my stomach
6.	to thicken or spread (the end of a bar, rivet, etc) by forging, hammering, or swagging

—n
7.	an unexpected defeat or reversal, as in a contest or plans
8.	a disturbance or disorder of the emotions, body, etc
9.	a tool used to upset a bar or rivet; swage
10.	a forging or bar that has been upset in preparation for further processing

—*adj*
11.	overturned or capsized
12.	emotionally or physically disturbed or distressed
13.	disordered; confused
14.	defeated or overthrown

[C14 (in the sense: to set up, erect; C19 in the sense: to overthrow); related to Middle High German ūfsetzen to put on, Middle Dutch opzetten]

up'settable

—*adj*

up'setter

—n

up'setting

—*adj*

up'settingly

—*adv*

upsetting (ʌpˈsɛtɪŋ)

—n
	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 Origin & History

upset

c.1440, "to set up, fix," from up + set (v.). Cf. M.Du. opsetten, Ger. aufsetzen. Modern sense of "overturn, capsize" (1803) is that of obsolete overset. Meaning "to throw into mental discomposure" is from 1805. The noun sense of "overturning of a vehicle or boat" is recorded from 1804.

Example sentences

At the same time, be warned also that you can spoil a dish by being too lavish

and upsetting the balance of the ingredients.

Cognitive disorders and delirium can be upsetting to the patient's family and

caregivers.

The real threat isn't a changing climate upsetting the foundation of human

civilization.

Can't draw attention to yourself without saying something new, paradoxical and

upsetting.

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