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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dōyō saseru
"それはとても動揺させるニュースでした。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Causing emotional distress, unhappiness, or worry.
"She received some very upsetting news about her health."
- 1
The act of overturning something or causing emotional disturbance.
"The constant upsetting of his routine led to frustration."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'upset', combining the Old English prefix 'up-' with Middle English 'setten' (to place or set), evolving in the 16th century from physically knocking something over to metaphorically disturbing one's emotional composure.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Upsetting" is said worldwide
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Bouleversant
Transliteration: boul-vuh-sahn
"C'est une nouvelle très bouleversante."
Upsetzend
Transliteration: up-set-zuhnt
Script: Aufregend
"Das war eine sehr aufregende Nachricht."
Sconvolgente
Transliteration: scon-vol-gen-te
"È stata una notizia molto sconvolgente."
Upsetting
Transliteration: up-se-ting
Script: Perturbador
"Fue una experiencia muy perturbadora."
Perturbador
Transliteration: per-tur-ba-dor
"Essa foi uma notícia muito perturbadora."
परेशान करने वाला
Transliteration: pareshan karne wala
"यह एक बहुत परेशान करने वाली खबर थी।"
令人不安的
Transliteration: lìng rén bù ān de
"这是一个令人不安的消息。"
속상한
Transliteration: soksanghan
"그것은 정말 속상한 소식이었습니다."
動揺させる
Transliteration: dōyō saseru
"それはとても動揺させるニュースでした。"
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