Swedish adjective

upprörande

shockingAlso the present participle of uppröra.

Meaning

shocking

In Swedish: som upprör

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What does upprörande mean?

upprörande in a sentence

  • det är upprörande att barnarbete fortfarande förekommer
    it is shocking that child labour still occurs

Questions

What does upprörande mean in English?

upprörande means “shocking”.

Nearby common words

upprörande is number 7,750 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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