Adjective : an upsetting experience. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to upset a pitcher of milk. ,The incident upset her. ,to upset a system; to upset a mechanism; to upset an apartment. ,It upset his stomach. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : an upset milk pail. ,The house is upset. ,She had an upset stomach. He is emotionally upset. From Dictionary.com.
We also succeeded in upsetting an awful lot of people. From Wordnik.com. [Fresh Air Remembers 'Bonnie And Clyde' Director] Reference
But New York was very gracious in upsetting us last year. From Wordnik.com. [National Basketball Association - Pacers vs. Knicks] Reference
To go a little further in upsetting the "music is communication" theory. From Wordnik.com. [Get on board] Reference
Perhaps most upsetting is the story of Lupus, fully told in The Dolphins of Laurentum. From Wordnik.com. [The Roman Mysteries] Reference
I'm interested in upsetting that particular apple cart, and am edified by the responses I get. From Wordnik.com. [Things I don't want to do] Reference
To end the Gospel on such a resounding note of failure is very upsetting from a modern perspective. From Wordnik.com. [A Podcast Sermon for Easter Morning On Mark 15: 1-15, 17-20: "Hope Resurrected"] Reference
However, their bark was worse than their bite, for they cooled down after they had succeeded in upsetting us all. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton] Reference
Sheldon Souray and Sergei Samsonov scored for the Canadiens, who have lost 11 of 15 games in upsetting their fans. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Hockey - Montreal vs. New Jersey] Reference
A lot of artists are cheeky trouble makers that delight in upsetting people that like their todays and tomorrows to be the same. From Wordnik.com. [July 2008] Reference
Marv Albert finds Web reports 'upsetting' - USATODAY. com. From Wordnik.com. [Marv Albert finds Web reports 'upsetting'] Reference
But for these women to complain the sight of wounds was upsetting is surely a new refinement in coarseness of apprehension. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-11-25] Reference
What’s particularly upsetting is how poorly the Democrats are playing this game. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Medicare Modernization Act Passed By Majority Rule] Reference
'We felt like a bunch of naughty school kids and the idea of upsetting anyone horrified us. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
To make this raised edge, a machine called an upsetting mill takes the coins and raises a rim around the edge of the blank. From Wordnik.com. [Not Your Parents’ Money Book] Reference
If this wasn't kind of upsetting, it would be funny. From Wordnik.com. [bethany9 Diary Entry] Reference
But it was kind of upsetting to think that they did that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 15, 2006] Reference
So what are we to make of "Stayin' Alive" upsetting "I Will Survive"?. From Wordnik.com. [Number 1.] Reference
They, unlike a good many diplomats, were unconcerned with "upsetting" Hanoi over this issue. 2. From Wordnik.com. [On Yankee Station]
So, I sounded disappointing and kind of upsetting but it didn't really impact my decision very much. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 6, 2008] Reference
No doubt it would be equally "upsetting" to his Muslim children to be shown where Israel is on a map. From Wordnik.com. [Teacher Sacked for Saying "Most Suicide Bombers are Muslims"] Reference
But the gravest effect may be the uncertainty, such as upsetting normal balances in natural vegetation. From Wordnik.com. [An Introduction to Ecological Economics~ Chapter 1] Reference
Candidly speaking, such a brutal method as "upsetting" consorts ill with the softer manners of our time. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 19, 1890] Reference
Mrs Solveig Gerstl said she had received an "upsetting" telephone call from a friend, former Jan Smuts Airport manager. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
But the thing is, it ` s really weird to me and it really is kind of upsetting to me if that ` s where people would go. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 15, 2008] Reference
But the thing is, it ` s really weird to me and it really is kind of upsetting to me that that ` s where people would go. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 15, 2008] Reference
It was kind of upsetting because at the time I couldn't really speak any Bulgarian and didn't understand that it was just a superstition. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-07-01] Reference
We positively glory in upsetting Conservatives. From Wordnik.com. [We are not Old Labour in exile] Reference
"It's kind of upsetting to me what he describes," Kubic said. From Wordnik.com. [Island Packet: Home] Reference
Grebel said the FFRF's recommendation was "upsetting" to him. From Wordnik.com. [The Fond du Lac Reporter Latest Headlines] Reference
Britain on Friday condemned the "upsetting" scenes of jubilation in. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Jobless, oil dependency challenge Russia - Medvedev] Reference
Former Pakistan spinner Iqbal Qasim termed the decision "upsetting". From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Muslim protest at Luton Army parade was 'upsetting', says senior officer. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Her mother later responded to the interview, describing Burke's comments as "upsetting". From Wordnik.com. [All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News] Reference
"It was kind of upsetting to me and my family because they really wanted to see me play,". From Wordnik.com. [CourierPostOnline.com - News] Reference
A monumental static image isn't terribly "upsetting" to our perception in today's culture. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Curto's Camera Position] Reference
"It's kind of upsetting that we had to take money from that (poverty program). From Wordnik.com. [Council rejects Fenty's bid to extend summer jobs] Reference
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