Confront and Upset

Confront

Confront verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.

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Upset and confront are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upset" instead a verb "Confront".

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

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Confront and upset are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confront" instead a verb "Upset".

Nearby Word: upsetting

person	confront person	upset person
friend	confront friend	upset friend
man	confront man	upset man
people	confront people	upset people
Other words: wife, group, problem, parents, team, issue, time, way, father, times, friends.

After an upset Twilight goes to confront Shining Armor over not telling her about the wedding 'til last minute, Spike wonders if she sent him to a gender-flipped alternate universe.

Source: Shout Out / Fan Fiction
Shout-Out: "It was time to buck up or shut up." After an upset Twilight goes to confront Shining Armor over not telling her about the wedding 'til last minute, Spike wonders if she sent him to a gender-flipped alternate universe.

Source: Fan Fic / Friendship Is Magic: The Adventures of Spike
Ironically, when actually forced to confront his fear of seeing her as a wizened old lady, he barely even perceived her aged appearance and was much more upset about the fact that they didn't spend these years together.

Source: Mayfly-December Romance

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