Dictionary Check: upsetting

"upsetting" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 16 points

Definition

adjective

causing an emotional disturbance

Example: "his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"
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verb

disturb the balance or stability of

Example: "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"
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verb

cause to lose one's composure

verb

move deeply

Example: "This book upset me"
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verb

cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

Example: "The cat knocked over the flower vase"
verb

form metals with a swage

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