Upsetting
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:16 pts9 letters
Definition of Upsetting
verb
- To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
"I’m sure the bad news will upset him, but he needs to know."
- To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
"Introducing a foreign species can upset the ecological balance."
- To tip or overturn (something).
- To defeat unexpectedly.
"Truman upset Dewey in the 1948 US presidential election."
- To be upset or knocked over.
"The carriage upset when the horse bolted."
adjective
- Causing upset; distressing.
"He found taking his cat to the vet to be put down very upsetting."
- Conceited; presumptuous.
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