different between upsetting vs disquieting

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?t??

Verb

upsetting

1. present participle of upset

Noun

upsetting (plural upsettings)

1. The action of the verb upset.

Adjective

upsetting (comparative more upsetting, superlative most upsetting)

1. Causing upset; distressing.

   He found taking his cat to the vet to be put down very upsetting.

   The bodies lying at the scene of the crash were an upsetting sight.

2. (Scotland) Conceited; presumptuous.

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• setting up

English

Etymology

disquiet +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: dis?quiet?ing

Adjective

disquieting (comparative more disquieting, superlative most disquieting)

1. Causing mental trouble or anguish; upsetting; making uneasy.

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Verb

disquieting

1. present participle of disquiet.

Noun

disquieting (plural disquietings)

1. The act by which someone or something is disquieted.
   • 1640, Edward Reynolds, A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soule of man

     Thus we see the intuition of divine truth in minds of defiled affections, worketh not that sweet effect which is natural unto it to produce; but doubtings, terrors, and disquietings of conscience […]

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