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upsetness

upsetness noun: the quality or degree of being emotionally upset.

Noun

upsetness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or degree of being emotionally upset.
    • These Irrational Beliefs will keep your original upsetness vividly alive — instead of letting it die a natural death, as disturbance gradually does if you don’t dwell on it and reinforce it by continual crooked thinking.2007 July 29, Mary Jo Murphy, “Sex, Love and the Scolding Psychotherapist”, in New York Times

Origin of upsetness

From upset + -ness.

Questions about upsetness

What does upsetness mean?
Upsetness means the quality or degree of being emotionally upset.
What part of speech is upsetness?
Upsetness is a noun.

Words near upsetness in the dictionary

  1. upset the pot
  2. upsetedness
  3. upsetly
  4. upsetment
  5. upsetments
  6. upsetness
  7. upsets
  8. upsets the apple cart
  9. upsets the applecart
  10. upsets the pot
  11. upsett

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