upsetting
/ʌpˈsetɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण अप्सेटिंग
परेशान करने वाला, दुखद
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making you feel unhappy, anxious or annoyed
परेशान करने वाला, दुखद
- The news of the accident was very upsetting.
- It is upsetting to see children going hungry.
- The upsetting scenes in the film made some viewers leave.
+ 2 more examples
- It is upsetting when friends forget your birthday.
- Radhika found the delay in her results very upsetting.
Synonyms distressing disturbing troubling painful worrying
Opposite reassuring comforting pleasing
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
upsetting (adjective) vs upset
Use upsetting for the thing that causes the feeling and upset for the person who feels it.
भाव पैदा करने वाली चीज़ के लिए 'upsetting' और भाव महसूस करने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए 'upset' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The news was upsetting.
- Radhika was upset by the news.
It is upsetting + to-infinitive / that-clause
This pattern comments on how painful a fact or action is.
यह संरचना किसी तथ्य या कार्य की पीड़ादायकता पर टिप्पणी करती है।
- It is upsetting to see children begging at the signal.
- It was upsetting that nobody came to help.
upsetting + for sb / to sb
Use for or to before the person who is affected.
प्रभावित व्यक्ति के पहले 'for' या 'to' आता है।
- The scene was upsetting for the young viewers.
- The accident was deeply upsetting to his family.
find sth upsetting
After find, the adjective describes the effect of the thing on you.
'Find' के बाद adjective उस चीज़ के आप पर प्रभाव को बताता है।
- Many people find violent films upsetting.
+Collocations 4
upsetting + noun
newsexperiencesightsceneincident
- The sight of the flooded fields was upsetting.
adverb + upsetting
deeplyveryextremelyparticularlyrather
- Her harsh words were deeply upsetting.
find / be + upsetting
findbeprovesound
- I found the letter very upsetting.
upsetting + for / to
forto
- The change was upsetting for the older students.
“More examples 5
- It was upsetting to see the old tree being cut down.
पुराने पेड़ को कटते देखना दुखद था।
- The film has some scenes that young children may find upsetting.
इस फ़िल्म में कुछ दृश्य हैं जो छोटे बच्चों को परेशान कर सकते हैं।
- Her sudden silence was more upsetting than any argument.
उसकी अचानक चुप्पी किसी भी बहस से अधिक दुखदायी थी।
- The upsetting news of the train delay spread quickly among the passengers.
ट्रेन के विलंब की परेशान करने वाली खबर यात्रियों में तेज़ी से फैल गई।
- Is it upsetting for you to talk about the accident?
क्या दुर्घटना के बारे में बात करना आपके लिए कष्टदायक है?
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I am very upsetting about the result.
✓ I am very upset about the result.
Use upset for the person who feels sad; upsetting describes the cause.
दुखी महसूस करने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए 'upset' आता है; 'upsetting' कारण का वर्णन करता है।
✗ The news made me upsetting.
✓ The news made me upset.
After make me, use upset to describe how I feel.
'Made me' के बाद मेरी अवस्था बताने के लिए 'upset' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe things that cause bad feelings, but at different strengths and of different kinds.
ये शब्द बुरी भावनाएँ पैदा करने वाली चीज़ों का वर्णन करते हैं, पर तीव्रता और प्रकार भिन्न हैं।
Causing sadness, worry or distress.
दुख, चिंता या परेशानी पैदा करने वाला।
- The news was upsetting.
Stronger; causing great pain or suffering.
अधिक तीव्र; गहरी पीड़ा या कष्ट देने वाला।
- The pictures of the earthquake were distressing.
Causes mild irritation rather than sadness.
दुख की बजाय हल्की चिढ़ पैदा करने वाला।
- The delay was annoying.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse upsetting (what causes unhappiness) and upset (how a person feels), as in 'Radhika was upset by the upsetting news'.
Upsetting (जो दुख पहुँचाता है) और upset (व्यक्ति कैसा महसूस करता है) में confuse मत कीजिए, जैसे 'Radhika was upset by the upsetting news'।