Encourage and Upset

Opposite meaning words

Encourage verb - To fill with courage or strength of purpose.

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Upset is an antonym for encourage in topics: help, stimulate spiritually.

Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging

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

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Encourage is an antonym for upset in bother topic.

Nearby Word: upsetting

person	encourage person	upset person
friend	encourage friend	upset friend
people	encourage people	upset people
relationship	encourage relationship	upset relationship
Other words: someone, parents, rest, audience, way, anyone, everyone, daughter, viewers, kids, friends, fans.

The reveal that the girls voice actresses were replaced upset many fans while others encourage using more new talent in the industry.

Source: Broken Base / Western Animation
Her dad (Farina) is upset that Karen is having an affair with Ray Nicolette, a married DEA/FBI agent... and yet seems more than willing to encourage her "pursuit" of bank robber Jack Foley knowing full well what Jack and Karen's "Time Outs" really mean.

Source: Film / Out of Sight

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