Fail and Upset

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Fail verb - To stop functioning.

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Upset is an antonym for fail.

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

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

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Fail is an antonym for upset in topics: disorder, bother, defeat.

Nearby Word: upsetting

people	fail people	upset people
thanks	fail thanks	upset thanks
job	fail job	upset job
number	fail number	upset number
Other words: rest, time, way, money, game, plans, everyone, times.

Stealth Pun Cho Chang is upset that since she's not allowed to flirt, Flitwick will fail her.

Source: Theatre / A Very Potter Musical
Vlad is upset because this particular resistance movement isn't occuring during the correct time in the cycle, and thus he believes it is doomed to fail.

Source: La Resistance / Literature
She routinely eats courtiers who offend her, fail her, or simply can't get out of her way fast enough when she gets upset.

Source: Slaying Mantis

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