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Synonyms for upsetting
up·set·ting

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  1. disconcerting, upsettingadjective

    causing an emotional disturbance

    "his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen; "an upsetting experience"

    Synonyms:
    disconcerting

    Antonyms:
    pleasing

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  1. List of paraphrases for "upsetting":

    heartbreaking

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#42643heartbreaking
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How to use upsetting in a sentence?

  1. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards:

    While extremely upsetting, this increase in COVID-19 cases appears to be less a sign of new exponential growth and more a sign of a logjam from commercial labs, i have said time and again -- COVID-19 is a statewide problem and testing is a vital step towards understanding the scale of this problem. We believe COVID-19 is spreading in every parish in Louisiana.

  2. Wednesday Biden:

    I certainly care what's in the bill. But ultimately, I think that's why people need to sit down and have conversations with each other. It's so disappointing that I see some of my colleagues who want to demonize and grab headlines more than even sit down and have a conversation and I don't understand that, what's upsetting is that there's not even conversation.

  3. Evan Agostini/ImageDirect -RRB- Parker:

    I found it very upsetting because that’s not the way I recall our experience.

  4. Sarah Jessica Parker:

    I found it very upsetting because that’s not the way I recall Chris Noth experience.

  5. Dima Zdor:

    I watch a lot of news from back home and it’s just upsetting how little villages and towns are getting destroyed and overtaken, just for the reason of politics, it’s sad. It’s scary. It’s uncomfortable to open Twitter or watch the news every day and be scared of what’s going on there that could affect my family, friends or team back home.


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