Beat and Upset

Beat

Beat verb - To achieve a victory over.
Usage example: she always beats everyone at checkers, but she's not as good at chess

Upset is a synonym for beat. In some cases you can use "Upset" instead a verb "Beat".

Nearby Words: beaten, beating, beater, beatable

Upset

Upset verb - To trouble the mind of; to make uneasy.

Beat is a synonym for upset in defeat topic. Sometimes you can use "Beat" instead a verb "Upset", if it concerns topics such as conflict.

Nearby Word: upsetting

How words are described

good good beat good upset
original original beat original upset
huge huge beat huge upset
little little beat little upset
Other adjectives: major, occasional, different.

Common collocations

person beat person upset person
girl beat girl upset girl
sense beat sense upset sense
man beat man upset man
Other words: people, wife, someone, system, number, rest, time, way, face, game, father, anyone, everyone, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Understandably upset he did it twice and didn't even consider it was her birthday both times, Natalie uses her Krav Maga skills to beat him up.
  • This is commented on by Deadpool when undergoing recruiting him, when he comments that the creator got all upset when he beat up his "super favorite" protagonist.
    Source: Author Appeal
  • Minor Injury Overreaction However, her minions, upset at seeing their leader as beautiful, beat her down just as her cavern headquarters collapses on her.
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