"upsetting" meaning in English

See upsetting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more upsetting [comparative], most upsetting [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛtɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj}} upsetting (comparative more upsetting, superlative most upsetting)
  1. Causing upset; distressing, unsettling, hurtful. Synonyms: deplorable, saddening, lamentable
    Sense id: en-upsetting-en-adj-J02e0RnZ
  2. (Scotland) Conceited; presumptuous. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-upsetting-en-adj-Meo2NOlB Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 67 1 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 81 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 71 0 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 74 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 26 69 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 27 62 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 83 0 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (upsetting): shqetësues (Albanian), ταρακτικός (taraktikós) (Ancient Greek), perturbante [masculine] (Spanish), molestoso [masculine] (Spanish), trastornoso [masculine] (Spanish), alertante [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'upsetting': 0 0

Noun

Forms: upsettings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} upsetting (plural upsettings)
  1. The action of the verb upset.
    Sense id: en-upsetting-en-noun-rJg8Rj-D

Verb

Rhymes: -ɛtɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} upsetting
  1. present participle and gerund of upset Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: upset
    Sense id: en-upsetting-en-verb-Vw9Oiqcx

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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