upsetting

«upsetting» in Mova's school dictionary: making you feel sad, worried or unhappy — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (upsetting, more upsetting, most upsetting); verb form (upset, upsets, upset, upsetting)

meaning for a pupil

1) (adjective) Upsetting means making you feel sad, worried or unhappy. tree →

2) (verb) Upsetting someone is making them feel sad or worried. tree →

3) (verb) Knocking something over, or spoiling a plan. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in feelings lessons and stories: upsetting news, an upsetting film. Online safety: if you see something upsetting online, tell a trusted adult. Health: "an upset stomach". Phrases: "find something upsetting".

examples

• The news was very upsetting. tree →
• If you see anything upsetting online, tell an adult. tree →
• Stop upsetting your little sister. tree →
• It's upsetting when a pet is ill. tree →
• The cat kept upsetting the flower pot. tree →
• She found the film upsetting. tree →
• Finding his Master seated at the dinner table, he kicked up his heels and, with a loud bray, pranced giddily around the table, upsetting it as he did so. tree →

note

Verb past is "upset" (no -ed): "He upset me." Doubles the t: upsetting. Adjective "upset" means feeling sad.

In the corpora

• When you see something upsetting, the body reacts fast: the heart races, the cheeks go hot, you may freeze.
• It is never your fault if a bot says something upsetting.
• Bots sometimes say upsetting things despite safety rules; close the app and tell a grown-up.
• If you see something upsetting online, close it and tell a trusted adult.
• Customs differ between countries, and learning them before you visit avoids upsetting people.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «upsetting» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.