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upsetting.

An overturning or disarrangement.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An overturning or disarrangement.

    the upsettings of all their careful plans
adj
  1. Causing upset; distressing, unsettling, hurtful.

    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. Conceited; presumptuous.

    Scotland
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of upset

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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