How to pronounce "upsetting"

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Phonetic Breakdown of "upsetting"

Learn how to break down "upsetting" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

upset-ting
2 syllables

IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

AH0 P S EH1 T IH0 NG
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Pronunciation Tips:

  • Stress the first syllable
  • Pay attention to vowel sounds
  • Practice each syllable separately

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Definition of "upsetting"

Verb

  • To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
    Example: "I’m sure the bad news will upset him, but he needs to know."
  • To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
    Example: "Introducing a foreign species can upset the ecological balance."
  • To tip or overturn (something).
  • To defeat unexpectedly.
    Example: "Truman upset Dewey in the 1948 US presidential election."
  • To be upset or knocked over.
    Example: "The carriage upset when the horse bolted."
  • To set up; to put upright.
  • To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end.
  • To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends.

Noun

  • The action of the verb upset.

Adjective

  • Causing upset; distressing.
    Example: "He found taking his cat to the vet to be put down very upsetting."
  • Conceited; presumptuous.

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