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Upsetting vs Vexing - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between upsetting and vexing

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

As nouns the difference between upsetting and vexing

is that upsetting is the action of the verb upset while vexing is vexation.

As an adjective upsetting

is that causes or cause upset.

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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    vexing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • vexation
  • * 2002 , Harold Bloom, American Women Poets, 1650-1950
    • Many unkindnesses as well as (one feels) many liberties and general vexings , were required to move her to this.