Rebels
Upset and rebels are semantically related. in refuse to obey topic. In some cases you can use "Upset" instead a verb "Rebels".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Pretty much everything that goes wrong for Sam in Revolting People is because he doesn't want to upset the British, but he doesn't want to reject the rebels either.
Source: Neutrality Backlash -
Hypocritical Humor: The Narrator wants to tell a story about a man throwing off the shackles of control and making his own decisions, but becomes increasingly upset when his protagonist rebels directly against the narrative.
Source: Video Game / The Stanley Parable - After cleaning house of all "subversive elements" in the Navy (who they blamed the rebellion on) and instituting a tyrannical rule (still labeling themselves as "rebels") they manage to upset many surviving Navy personnel.
Source: Rebellious Rebel
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