Upsetting

Upsetting
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]


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  • Upsetting — обработка металлов горячей осадкой, см. также Heading Высадка. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • upsetting — index oppressive, unsatisfactory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • upsetting — adj. 1) upsetting to (recent events have been very upsetting to us) 2) upsetting to + inf. (it was upsetting to learn of their attitude) * * * upsetting to + inf. (it was upsetting to learn of their attitude) upsetting to (recent events have been …   Combinatory dictionary

  • upsetting — upset ► VERB (upsetting; past and past part. upset) 1) make unhappy, disappointed, or worried. 2) knock over. 3) disrupt or disturb. ► NOUN 1) a state of being upset. 2) an unexpected re …   English terms dictionary

  • upsetting — /up set ing/, adj. tending to disturb or upset: an upsetting experience. [1870 75; UPSET + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

  • upsetting — 1. noun The action of the verb to upset. 2. adjective That causes or cause upset. He found taking his cat to the vet to be put down very upsetting …   Wiktionary

  • upsetting — up|set|ting [ ʌp setıŋ ] adjective making you feel sad, worried, or angry: Don t you see how upsetting that is to him? …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • upsetting — UK [ʌpˈsetɪŋ] / US adjective making you feel sad, worried, or angry Don t you see how upsetting that is to him? …   English dictionary

  • upsetting — adjective causing an emotional disturbance his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly Herb Caen an upsetting experience • Syn: ↑disconcerting • Similar to: ↑displeasing …   Useful english dictionary

  • Upsetting thermometer — Up*set ting ther*mom e*ter A thermometer by merely inverting which the temperature may be registered. The column of mercury is broken and, as it remains until the instrument is reset, the reading may be made at leisure. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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