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upsetting

verb

Meaning

  1. To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
  2. To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
  3. To tip or overturn (something).
  4. To defeat unexpectedly.
  5. To be upset or knocked over.
  6. To set up; to put upright.
  7. The action of the verb upset.
  8. Causing upset; distressing.
  9. Conceited; presumptuous.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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