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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How to use upsetting in a sentence?

1. Read MoreBART spokeswoman Alicia Trost:

   It's very upsetting. We don't want our passengers to go through something like this.

2. Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg:

   I found the comments deeply upsetting, and they do not represent the way Facebook or I think at all.

3. Chief Delma Noel-Pratt:

   She felt in fear of her life, it was upsetting to me to know that someone would go to that extreme not having cream cheese on his bagel.

4. Evelyn Yang:

   My personal life and this growing public life -- theyre not separate.In this case, my experience with thesexual assault and then what happened --all that happened afterward is such a powerful and upsetting example of the truth that women are living with every day, and I just happen to have a platform to talk about it. I need to use that voice. I feel like its something thats an obligation but also a privilege and a gift that I get to share my story now and also help other women.

5. Mark Thomasexpressed:

   This was upsetting to Marysville Police Department, that somebody would act out in such an aggressive manner, and for what ?