upsettingly

/əpˈsɛtɪŋli/ adv

In an upsetting manner.

Word Origin Upset originally meant 'to set up' — but by the 15th century it flipped to mean 'to overturn, disturb'. So upsettingly means in a way that overturns your composure. The word set is from Proto-Germanic satjaną 'to place', and up is from *upo- 'upward'.

adv In an upsetting manner.

The news was upsettingly graphic in its depiction of the tragedy.

(副词) 令人沮丧地;使人烦恼地

这则新闻对悲剧的描述令人不安地生动。

(adverbio) de manera perturbadora; angustiosamente; de forma angustiante; de manera inquietante; conmovedoramente [De manera perturbadora; de forma angustiante.]

La noticia fue angustiantemente gráfica en su representación de la tragedia.

(adverbe) d'une manière bouleversante; de manière troublante; d'une manière perturbante; d'une manière atterrante [De manière bouleversante, d'une façon qui trouble ou peine profondément.]

La nouvelle était bouleversante par la crudité de sa représentation de la tragédie.

(Adverb) beunruhigend; erschütternd [Auf eine beunruhigende oder emotional belastende Weise.]

Die Nachricht war **upsettingly** detailliert in ihrer Darstellung der Tragödie.

(副詞) 動揺させる様子で、胸の痛むやり方で。

そのニュースは悲劇を描写するうえで、見る者を動揺させるほど生々しかった。

(advérbio) perturbadoramente; de modo perturbador; angustiantemente; de modo angustiante [De maneira perturbadora.]

A notícia foi perturbadoramente gráfica em sua descrição da tragédia.

Word parts: up + set + ing + ly

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