awful vs upsetting

awful

adj
  • Very bad. 

  • Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively. 

adv
  • Very, extremely. 

  • Awfully; dreadfully; terribly. 

upsetting

adj
  • Causing upset; distressing. 

  • Conceited; presumptuous. 

noun
  • The action of the verb upset. 

How often have the words awful and upsetting occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )