as in disturbing
causing worry or anxiety
the constant arguing is upsetting to a sensitive person like your grandmother
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as in alarming
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
the smallest things can upset us if we're already stressed
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as in overturning
to turn on one's side or upside down
the narrow boat upsets easily and should be handled with care
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as in disrupting
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
the change in the bus schedule upset our daily routine
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Recent Examples of upsetting
Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
The 9-year-old seems to possess that sort of upsetting quality as well.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Austin Meek, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
Everyone remembers that one year Aunt Cindy mistakenly decided to change up Grandma’s famous corn casserole, upsetting the entire family.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Ranked in the preseason Top 25, the Jayhawks limped to a 2-6 start before upsetting 7-1 Iowa State.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
The 9-year-old seems to possess that sort of upsetting quality as well.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Verb
Michigan will need this version of its backfield if the Wolverines are going to have any shot at upsetting Ohio State.
—Austin Meek, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
Everyone remembers that one year Aunt Cindy mistakenly decided to change up Grandma’s famous corn casserole, upsetting the entire family.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upsetting
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Duchamp spent the last twenty years of his life working in secret on a three-dimensional tableau vivant of a naked, headless female body in a realistic landscape, a strangely disturbing image that is both a summary of his meta-retinal art and a total departure from it.Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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One of the more disturbing results was from the dinner party at the Brooklyn apartment of my ProPublica colleague.Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
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Climate change exacerbates the threats with rising temperatures disrupting migration patterns and diminishing the availability of milkweed, the monarch caterpillar's essential food source.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The decision depends on whether their conflict is disrupting the workplace.Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Concerns With Imported Toys The report highlights a number of unsettling realities surrounding toys purchased by U.S. consumers directly from online retailers located overseas.Mia Taylor, Parents, 27 Nov. 2024
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Simply sharing the final score — Dallas Cowboys 34, Washington Commanders 26 — does not come close to explaining the bizarre ending and unsettling ways the home team lost with contributions from all three phases.Ben Standig, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Although there are guns to acquire, most of the action is paced more methodically, with players sneaking around to avoid enemies or distracting them with bottles and thrown objects.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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The distracting health care blame game At the dawn of the modern American health care system, the private industries that compose much of the medical sector were allies.Dylan Scott, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
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Even as such shooting deaths have fallen over the years, there are troubling trends: Children ages 1 to 4 are more likely to be victims, the data shows, and those toddlers are more often Black children.John Diedrich, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The study's findings paint a troubling picture of the current state of provider directories.Tammy Hawes, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Treatment starts with testing to make sure juniper is the allergen that's bothering you.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Dec. 2024
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The Kansas Jayhawks were bothering Shedeur Sanders all day, but the star quarterback especially took exception to one hit.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2024
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Strahan was credited with the record-breaking sack, collapsing to the turf in celebration with even Favre coming over to celebrate with him.Ben Morse, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The deal was always under threat of collapsing from one end or the other—either because the seller had walked away or because the loan-to-value ratio had tipped a cent into the red and the money did.Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
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In addition, both received the Order of the British Empire in different years (2003 and 2017, respectively), and some tabloid media are shuffling the possibility of their knighthood.Nuria Luis, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
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James has been shuffling between the Lakers and the G League as Los Angeles tries to work out a plan to give him time for development.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Upsetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upsetting. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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