- disconcerting, upsetting - causing an emotional disturbance; "his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen; "an upsetting experience"
Antonym: pleasing (indirect, via displeasing)
- upset - disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"
--1 is one way to touch, disturb
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit - cause to lose one's composure
--2 is one way to arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun upset1
The performance is likely to upset Sue
- disturb, upset, trouble - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
--3 is one way to affect, impress, move, strike
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun upset2, noun upset1
The bad news will upset him
- overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over - cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
--4 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun upset5
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- swage, upset - form metals with a swage
--5 is one way to shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun upset4
Somebody ----s something
- upset - defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the local team"
--6 is one way to get the better of, overcome, defeat
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun upset6, noun upsetter1
The fighter managed to upset his opponent
- upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit - cause to lose one's composure