Burning and Upset

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Burning adjective - Being on fire.

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Upset and burning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upset" instead an adjective "Burning".

Nearby Words: burn, burned, burnt, burnout, burner

Upset adjective - Feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty.

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Burning and upset are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burning" instead an adjective "Upset".

Nearby Word: upsetting

Titan from Megamind has no qualms about stealing, killing, robbery or burning down an entire city for fun, but he's genuinely upset when he figures that Megamind lied to his stepmom.

Source: Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
This is interrupted by his romantic interest, Nora, who is upset because many of the things he was burning had been written by her as "the Eat Me, Beat Me Lady."

Source: Burn Baby Burn
To add insult to injury, Ellen gave Viola a throat-burning "medicine" so that she would no longer be able to scream or even speak, as the sound of her old body screaming upset Ellen.

Source: Video Game / The Witch's House

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