upsetting

Thân thiện

The news was very upsetting to her.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. causing an emotional disturbance
   • his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly- Herb Caen
   • an upsetting experience

Từ đồng nghĩa

• disconcerting