Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upsetting

/əpsˈɛtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: up-set-ting
IPA: /əpsˈɛtɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of upset

noun

An overturning or disarrangement.

adj

Causing upset; distressing, unsettling, hurtful.

adj

Conceited; presumptuous.

Example Sentences

"the upsettings of all their careful plans"
"He found taking his cat to the vet to be put down very upsetting."
"The bodies lying at the scene of the crash were an upsetting sight."

Inflected Forms

upsettings (plural) more upsetting (comparative) most upsetting (superlative)

Derived Forms

upsettingly upsettingness

Synonyms

deplorable saddening atrabiliary atrabilious depressing distressing grievous heartbreaking heartrending miserable lamentable lachrymable

Rhymes With

getting setting letting betting forgetting sweating netting vetting petting regretting wetting offsetting

Questions

How do you pronounce upsetting?: The recorded pronunciation is /əpsˈɛtɪŋ/.
What does upsetting mean?: present participle and gerund of upset

How to pronounce upsetting

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