# upsetting

Pronunciation: say "up-SET-ing" /ʌpˈsɛtɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Causing distress, worry, or hurt feelings.
   - Simple: Making someone feel sad, worried, or hurt.
   - _The documentary contained several upsetting scenes of cruelty toward animals._
   - _It was upsetting to learn how badly the workers had been treated._
4. Thinking too highly of oneself and inclined to act with a boldness or familiarity one has no right to. *(dialectal, Scotland)*
   - Simple: Thinking too well of yourself and acting better than other people.
   - _Since he won the scholarship he's been awful upsetting, telling the whole village he's cleverer than the schoolmaster._
   - _The upsetting nobleman assumed that every door would open at his command._

## Verb

2. Present participle of upset. — present participle and gerund of upset
   - Simple: The -ing form of upset. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _The constant delays were upsetting the travelers' carefully made plans._
   - _Walking along the shelf, the cat was upsetting the ornaments one by one._

## Noun

3. The act of overturning something or throwing it into disorder.
   - Simple: The act of knocking something over or putting it out of order.
   - _The upsetting of the canoe spilled all their supplies into the river._
   - _A violent upsetting of the cart left goods scattered across the road._

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