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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1. Abdullah Pratt:

   It doesn't shock me at all, it's really more of the same when you look at Chicago and Illinois and the politics. Is it upsetting ? Of course, it's upsetting. I could think of a million topics that could take precedence over that one incident.

2. Avery Browne:

   We are extremely cognizant and very sensitive to the display of a gun. It's very upsetting. It's very disturbing to individuals who are attempting to peacefully protest, and we recognize that.

3. John Green:

   And as paralyzing and upsetting as all the never agains were, the final leaving felt perfect. Pure. The most distilled possible form of liberation. Everything that mattered except one lousy picture was in the trash, but it felt so great. I started jogging, wanting to put even more distance between myself and school. It is so hard to leave---until you leave. And then it is the easiest goddamned thing in the world.

4. Prosecutor Rich Orman:

   The upsetting thing is that the defendant went into a theater of innocent people and shot! The upsetting thing is the defendant shot a little girl, the upsetting thing is the crime.

5. Ben Baldanza:

   Airlines mess up, and air travelers get frustrated, the feedback we received makes it clear no airline is immune from upsetting their customers, and at Spirit, we can do a better job of explaining how flying with us is different.