upsetting
upsetting · more upsetting · most upsetting
сумний, смутний
тревожащий, расстраивающий
traurig, trist
Causing upset; distressing, unsettling, hurtfulCausing upset; distressing, unsettling, hurtful.
US/əpsˈɛtɪŋ/
Meaning
2 sensesCausing 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.
(Scotland)Conceited; presumptuous.
More definitions
- causing an emotional disturbance
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
upsetting:
Forms
more upsetting, most upsetting| Comparative | more upsetting Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most upsetting Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
23 synonymsdepressingB1distressingB2heartbreakingB2miserableB1mournfulB2sadA1tragicB1unhappyA2deplorablesaddeningatrabiliaryatrabiliousgrievousheartrending
Close in meaning
- causing an emotional disturbance:disconcerting
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form