Cheat
Cheat verb - To fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of.
Usage example: the daredevil survived his plunge over the falls with barely a scratch, having cheated death once again
Upset
How words are described
| good | good cheat | good upset |
| right | right cheat | right upset |
| original | original cheat | original upset |
| plain | plain cheat | plain upset |
| Other adjectives: great, little, former, conventional, occasional. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Woman Scorned: In "One Step Down", rich widow Harriet Whitney is less upset by the death of her husband than the fact that he was in a No-Tell Motel, about to cheat on her.
Source: Series / Kraft Suspense Theatre - There's also the fact that, any time Homer is involved in a plot where it looks like he may cheat, he's incredibly upset at the prospect, whereas Marge was actually contemplating cheating on Homer with Jacques.
Source: Why Would Anyone Take Him Back? -
Girl Posse Hypocrite: So it's perfectly fine for Dru to cheat on Paris, but as soon as he learns that Paris has a new boyfriend, he gets upset and even raises his hand to her when she tries to explain herself.
Source: Film / Love Don't Cost A Thing
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