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upset
to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk. -
upsetting lever
the horizontal distance between the center of gravity, acting downward, and the center of buoyancy, acting upward, when they are so placed as to form a couple (upsetting couple) tending to capsize the boat. -
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anniversary reaction
a psychological reaction, as depression, occurring at a regularly fixed time and associated with the recollection of an emotionally upsetting past experience, as loss of a loved one. -
capsizing moment
the moment of an upsetting couple. -
disconcerting
disturbing to one's composure or self-possession; upsetting, discomfiting.