Focus and Upset

Focus

Focus verb - To fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective.

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

Nearby Words: focused, focal, focusing

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

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

Nearby Word: upsetting

emotional	emotional focus	emotional upset
good	good focus	good upset
usual	usual focus	usual upset
original	original focus	original upset
Other adjectives: initial, real, large, extreme, great, huge, little, major, different, bigger, biggest.

sense	focus sense	upset sense
life	focus life	upset life
people	focus people	upset people
team	focus team	upset team
Other words: issue, time, money, bit, times.

A filmmaker who wants to focus on the good times can upset a viewer who feels the protagonist is being unduly glorified.

Source: Biopic
Dark Is Not Evil: Ranko's focus episode is all about this, where she becomes upset about the grim, gothic horror direction her debut is being taken when she's not into such things at all.

Source: Anime / THE iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls
Any time someone gets upset, wangsty or vengeful, it's Jade's job to drag them back on track and remind them to focus on the task at hand.

Source: Quit Your Whining

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