Crossword clues for upsetting
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Upsetting \Up*set"ting\, a.
Conceited; assuming; as, an upsetting fellow. [Scot.]
--Jamieson.such as to disturb the self-possession of; unnerving; causing mental distress; as, the sight was an upsetting experience.
Wiktionary
That causes or cause upset. n. The action of the verb upset. v
(present participle of upset English)
WordNet
See upset
v. disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"
cause to lose one's composure [syn: discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit]
move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" [syn: disturb, trouble]
cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" [syn: overturn, tip over, turn over, knock over, bowl over, tump over]
form metals with a swage [syn: swage]
defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the local team"
[also: upsetting]
adj. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children" [syn: disquieted, distressed, disturbed, worried]
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset" [syn: broken, confused, disordered]
used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win; "the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers" [syn: upset(a)]
mildly physically distressed; "an upset stomach"
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket" [syn: overturned, upturned]
n. an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me" [syn: disturbance, perturbation]
the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living" [syn: derangement, overthrow]
condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time" [syn: disorder]
a tool used to thicken or spread (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging [syn: swage]
the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" [syn: overturn, turnover]
an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath" [syn: overturn]
[also: upsetting]
adj. causing an emotional disturbance; "his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen; "an upsetting experience" [syn: disconcerting]
Usage examples of "upsetting".
He listens but then gets angry and blames her for upsetting him or for bringing him down.
They will take the blame and assume responsibility for whatever is upsetting their partner.
I get upset about something, and then you get upset that I am upset, and then I have to apologize for upsetting you.
He blames her for upsetting him and expects an apology before making up.
When something has been upsetting, we remain stuck feeling afraid and worried, even when our adult self says we should feel assured, confident, and grateful.
When we are upset, about 90 percent of the upset is related to our past and has nothing to do with what we think is upsetting us.
In most relationships, 90 percent of what is upsetting to us would not be upsetting if our past unresolved feelings were not coming up.
The truth was often more upsetting, more complex than a simple fabrication.
I explained that we wanted to stay in the area, but the history of this house and the vandalism was too upsetting for us to remain here.
She had taught them some manners, some fear of upsetting others, her Mam and Dad had taught them love and friendship.
No night working in a noisy pub, no back-aching hauling of food up flights of stairs, no squeezing through tiny narrow corridors without upsetting trays of food had ever been half as exhausting as this.
And, suddenly, two little boys bolted out of the hedge, nearly upsetting her, and scurried down the road.
Not knowing whether something was really upsetting her or if this was just a new game she was playing, he shifted toward her, gently wrapping his arm around her shoulders.
Not serious enough to warrant calling out the National Guard, but upsetting nonetheless.
When the elevator door opened and she saw him waiting for her, the impact was like an earthquake that rumbled deep inside her core, upsetting the surface calm, rocking it, releasing such strong, unexpected waves of emotion that even after they settled, she sensed that all her attitudes and preconceived notions as to how she was going to act were off the original mark.