upsetting
upsetting is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, upsetting is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofupsetting
- To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
Example: "I’m sure the bad news will upset him, but he needs to know."
- To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
Example: "Introducing a foreign species can upset the ecological balance."
- To tip or overturn (something).
- To defeat unexpectedly.
Example: "Truman upset Dewey in the 1948 US presidential election."
- To be upset or knocked over.
Example: "The carriage upset when the horse bolted."
- To set up; to put upright.
- To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end.
- To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends.
- The action of the verb upset.
- Causing upset; distressing.
Example: "He found taking his cat to the vet to be put down very upsetting."
- Conceited; presumptuous.
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