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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. causing an emotional disturbance;
- Example: "his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen
- Example: "an upsetting experience"
[syn: disconcerting, upsetting]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

upsetting adj 1: causing an emotional disturbance; "his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen; "an upsetting experience" [syn: disconcerting, upsetting]