'Upsetting' definitions:
Definition of 'upsetting'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Causing an emotional disturbance; "his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen; "an upsetting experience" [syn: disconcerting, upsetting]
Definition of 'Upsetting'
From: GCIDE
- Upsetting \Up*set"ting\, a.
- 1. Conceited; assuming; as, an upsetting fellow. [Scot.] --Jamieson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. such as to disturb the self-possession of; unnerving; causing mental distress; as, the sight was an upsetting experience. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'upsetting'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agitating,
- annoying,
- baffling,
- bewildering,
- bothering,
- bothersome,
- breathtaking,
- chafing,
- charged,
- cliff-hanging,
- confounding,
- confusing,
- discomposing,
- disconcerting,
- dismaying,
- disquieting,
- distracting,
- distressful,
- distressing,
- disturbing,
- electric,
- embarrassing,
- enigmatic,
- exciting,
- exhilarating,
- fretting,
- galvanic,
- harassing,
- heady,
- heart-expanding,
- heart-stirring,
- heart-swelling,
- heart-thrilling,
- impressive,
- inflammatory,
- intoxicating,
- intricate,
- jarring,
- jolting,
- maddening,
- mind-blowing,
- moving,
- mysterious,
- mystifying,
- overcoming,
- overmastering,
- overpowering,
- overwhelming,
- perplexing,
- perturbing,
- piquant,
- plaguing,
- problematic,
- provocative,
- provoking,
- puzzling,
- ravishing,
- soul-stirring,
- spirit-stirring,
- stimulating,
- stimulative,
- stirring,
- striking,
- suspenseful,
- suspensive,
- tantalizing,
- telling,
- thrilling,
- thrilly,
- tormenting,
- troublesome,
- troubling,
- unsettling,
- worrisome,
- worrying