- Upsetting
- Upsetting Up*set"ting, a.
1. Conceited; assuming; as, an upsetting fellow. [Scot.]
--Jamieson.
[1913 Webster]
2. such as to disturb the self-possession of; unnerving; causing mental distress; as, the sight was an upsetting experience. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Upsetting — обработка металлов горячей осадкой, см. также Heading Высадка. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
upsetting — index oppressive, unsatisfactory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
upsetting — adj. 1) upsetting to (recent events have been very upsetting to us) 2) upsetting to + inf. (it was upsetting to learn of their attitude) * * * upsetting to + inf. (it was upsetting to learn of their attitude) upsetting to (recent events have been … Combinatory dictionary
upsetting — upset ► VERB (upsetting; past and past part. upset) 1) make unhappy, disappointed, or worried. 2) knock over. 3) disrupt or disturb. ► NOUN 1) a state of being upset. 2) an unexpected re … English terms dictionary
upsetting — /up set ing/, adj. tending to disturb or upset: an upsetting experience. [1870 75; UPSET + ING2] * * * … Universalium
upsetting — 1. noun The action of the verb to upset. 2. adjective That causes or cause upset. He found taking his cat to the vet to be put down very upsetting … Wiktionary
upsetting — up|set|ting [ ʌp setıŋ ] adjective making you feel sad, worried, or angry: Don t you see how upsetting that is to him? … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
upsetting — UK [ʌpˈsetɪŋ] / US adjective making you feel sad, worried, or angry Don t you see how upsetting that is to him? … English dictionary
upsetting — adjective causing an emotional disturbance his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly Herb Caen an upsetting experience • Syn: ↑disconcerting • Similar to: ↑displeasing … Useful english dictionary
upsetting — Synonyms and related words: agitating, annoying, baffling, bewildering, bothering, bothersome, breathtaking, chafing, charged, cliff hanging, confounding, confusing, discomposing, disconcerting, dismaying, disquieting, distracting, distressful,… … Moby Thesaurus