upset
verb (used with object)
to overturn.
upsettingly
-
a word derived from
upset.
Example Sentences
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The film’s saving grace is Jones’ upsettingly gentle portrayal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
"We've, upsettingly, seen additional and unnecessary pain and grief caused to victims and their families alongside detrimental impact on investigations," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023
Given that “Kidnapped” returns again and again to the theme of loyalty, in all its forms, and does so against a backdrop of violence and civic turmoil, it now seems unexpectedly, even upsettingly relevant.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2021
At the time of the New York Times article’s publication, Adams tweeted that the “picture that this article paints is upsettingly inaccurate”.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 6, 2020
Davilof had offended her—and more than that, the revelation of the upsettingly vehement order of his passion for her that day in the Mirror Room had frightened her not a little.
From The Lamp of Fate by Pedler, Margaret
