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Upsetting ʌpˈsetɪŋ Experience Adjective Bre Finds Divorce Talk

Word upsetting
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ʌpˈsetɪŋ / NAmE / ʌpˈsetɪŋ /
Example
  • an upsetting experience
  • she finds the divorce too upsetting to talk about.
  • i could see that it had been an upsetting experience for him.
  • it must have been upsetting for her.
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upsetting

(adjective)BrE / ʌpˈsetɪŋ / NAmE / ʌpˈsetɪŋ /
  1. making you feel unhappy, anxious or annoyed
    • See related entries: Unhappiness
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/unhappiness/upsetting
    • an upsetting experience
    • She finds the divorce too upsetting to talk about.

    Extra Examples

    • I could see that it had been an upsetting experience for him.
    • It must have been upsetting for her.
    • It’s always upsetting to lose a patient.
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