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. Andrew Yang:

   My experience with the sexual assault and all that happened afterwards is such a powerful and upsetting example of the truth that women are living with every day. And I just happen to be able to have a platform to talk about it.

2. Ian Dunt:

   Jeremy Corbyn needs to do that while not upsetting people too much... it's a difficult thing to go on TV and say, you know, you want an election, but not yet.

3. Kateryna Stepanenko:

   Putin seems to lack confidence that polls and protestations of support for the war will survive a general conscription effort. Recruitment for volunteer battalions or covert mobilization only affects a small percentage of servicemen and their families, such separation allows Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin to control the appearance of the invasion without upsetting most of the Russian male population and their families.

4. Brandon Lee:

   I’ve worked tirelessly organizing an intervention and it’s incredibly upsetting that it never came to fruition.I wanted my dad’s hopeful sobriety and recovery to be a private family matter but, as a result of hisaccusations on social media, I feel forced to speak out, i have and will continue to cooperate with law enforcement as needed. I love my father and just want to see him sober, happy and healthy.

5. Wednesday Biden:

   I certainly care what's in the bill. But ultimately, I think that's why people need to sit down and have conversations with each other. It's so disappointing that I see some of my colleagues who want to demonize and grab headlines more than even sit down and have a conversation and I don't understand that, what's upsetting is that there's not even conversation.