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Disappointing vs Upsetting - What's the difference?

disappointing | upsetting |

As adjectives the difference between disappointing and upsetting

is that disappointing is that disappoints or disappoint while upsetting is that causes or cause upset.

As verbs the difference between disappointing and upsetting

is that disappointing is present participle of lang=en while upsetting is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun upsetting is

the action of the verb upset.

disappointing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That disappoints or disappoint.
    • disappointing results

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    Verb

    (head)

    • upsetting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb upset.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That causes or cause upset.
    • 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.

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