Please and Upset

Please

Please verb - To give satisfaction to.
Usage example: fresh flowers please me greatly

Upset is an antonym for please in topics: will, delight.

Nearby Word: pleased

Upset

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

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

Nearby Word: upsetting

Common collocations

person please person upset person
man please man upset man
people please people upset people
girlfriend please girlfriend upset girlfriend
Other words: lady, wife, someone, parents, audience, time, way, father, anyone, everyone, viewers, friends, fans, shippers.

Both words in one sentence

  • Webcomic / Godslave Mean Boss: Heru seems to be this - Turner alternates between trying not to upset him and asking him to please stop talking and let him do his work.
  • Cute Machines Both are short, eager to please, happy to make friends, and get upset if they can't help you.
    Source: Cute Machines
  • Creator / Jacqueline Wilson In Girls Out Late, Ellie, Nadine and Magda are upset when they discover that their favourite pop star has given up her career to please her boyfriend.
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