The sudden cancellation of the archaeological dig was upsetting for the team, who had spent months preparing the site.
考古发掘的突然取消让团队感到心烦，他们已花了数月准备该遗址。
Which choice best defines “upsetting”?
D — Causing unhappiness or worry. “upsetting” means causing unhappiness or worry.
Which word means “causing unhappiness or worry”?
A — upsetting. “upsetting” means causing unhappiness or worry.
upsetting — causing unhappiness or worry. In Chinese: 令人心烦的.
upsetting is pronounced /ʌpˈsɛtɪŋ/.
The sudden cancellation of the archaeological dig was upsetting for the team, who had spent months preparing the site. (考古发掘的突然取消让团队感到心烦，他们已花了数月准备该遗址。)
distressing, troubling, disconcerting — all close in meaning to upsetting (causing unhappiness or worry).
comforting, reassuring — each the opposite of upsetting (causing unhappiness or worry).
Yes. upsetting is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.