Poorly
Upset
Upset adjective - Feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty.
Poorly and upset are semantically related in disordered topic. Sometimes you can use "Poorly" instead an adjective "Upset".
Nearby Word: upsetting
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Gene also gets quite upset with Shannon when she speaks poorly of Elvis after his death.
Source: Video Game / God Hand - This happened at least once with the team understandably upset at the poorly-designed challenge.
Source: Unwinnable by Design -
Naturally, the non-die hard fans were upset as they're either looking at a poorly aged version or a heavily modified one.
Source: George Lucas Altered Version
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