upsetting

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛtɪŋ

Verb

upsetting

1. present participle of upset

Noun

upsetting (plural upsettings)

1. The action of the verb upset.

Adjective

upsetting (comparative more upsetting, superlative most upsetting)

1. 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.

2. (Scotland) Conceited; presumptuous.

Translations

upsetting

• Albanian: shqetësues (sq)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ταρακτικός (taraktikós)

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• Spanish: perturbante m, molestoso m, trastornoso m, alertante m

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