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   Upsetting

   /əpˈsediNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. causing unhappiness, disappointment, or worry: "a painful and upsetting divorce"

   noun

   • 1. the action of knocking something over: "destruction was done by the breaking of pictures, upsetting of furniture, and chopping down of interior doors"
   • 2. the shortening and thickening of the end or edge of a metal bar, wheel rim, or other object, especially by hammering or pressure when heated: "if your stock is thicker, upsetting will not be necessary"

   Derivatives

   • 1. upsettingly adverb

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