upsetting
Definition
- Adjective:
- Causing emotional distress or agitation: The primary meaning describes something that causes a person to feel unhappy, worried, or disturbed.
- Causing something to be overturned or disordered: While less common for the adjective form, it can relate to the act of physically tipping something over or disrupting a stable condition.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The news about the accident was deeply upsetting.
- She found the violent scenes in the movie very upsetting.
- It was an upsetting experience to lose her luggage in a foreign country.
Advanced Usage
- "emotionally upsetting": Used for emphasis to specify the nature of the disturbance.
- The documentary on climate change was emotionally upsetting for many viewers.
- "find something upsetting": A common collocation describing a personal reaction.
- Many people find loud arguments upsetting.
Variants and Related Words
- Upset (verb): To disturb emotionally or physically; to overturn.
- The bad review did not upset the chef.
- Upset (noun): An unexpected defeat or a state of emotional distress.
- The election result was a major upset.
- Upset (adjective): Distressed or disturbed.
- She was upset by the criticism.
- Upsettingly (adverb): In a manner that causes distress.
- The story was upsettingly sad.
Synonyms
- Distressing: Causing anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
- Disturbing: Interrupting peace or order; causing worry.
- Unsettling: Causing feelings of anxiety or unease.
- Troubling: Causing distress or worry.
Antonyms
- Comforting: Serving to alleviate sorrow or distress.
- Soothing: Having a calming or relieving effect.
- Reassuring: Serving to restore confidence.
Related Phrases
- An upsetting experience: A common phrase denoting a specific event that caused distress.
- Witnessing the argument was an upsetting experience.
- Too upsetting to watch/read/etc.: Used to indicate something is excessively distressing.
- The news report was too upsetting to watch.
Adjective
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causing an emotional disturbance
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his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly- Herb Caen
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an upsetting experience
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