upset
verb (used with object)
to overturn.
have been upsetting
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present perfect progressiveof upset.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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But it must have been upsetting when “Gentefied” was canceled.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2023
Some deaths to this point have been upsetting but ultimately understandable.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2019
Pietro Orlandi said that in a certain sense that no bones were found was "personally a relief," since it would have been upsetting to view remains that might have been those of his sister.
From Fox News ● Jul. 11, 2019
His bluntness might have been upsetting or unhelpful to others, but it was a quick chat that probably changed my life.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2019
"Aunt Margaret, you have been upsetting my father," said Dick.
From Witness for the Defense by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
