Definition of "upsetting" in English

verb

1. present participle and gerund of upset

noun

1. An overturning or disarrangement.

   • the upsettings of all their careful plans

adjective

1. Causing upset; distressing, unsettling, hurtful.

   • 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.

2. (Scotland) Conceited; presumptuous.