Return and Upset

Return

Return verb - To bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place.

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

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

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

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

Nearby Word: upsetting

good	good return	good upset
better	better return	better upset
original	original return	original upset
initial	initial return	initial upset
Other adjectives: real, great, little, shocking, epic, different, surprising.

crush	return crush	upset crush
life	return life	upset life
man	return man	upset man
people	return people	upset people
Other words: thanks, group, interest, someone, rest, time, way, money, car, everyone, gun, times.

Unrequited Love Switcheroo: Betsy spends most of her freshman year infatuated with Tony and upset that he doesn't return her feelings.

Source: Literature / Betsy-Tacy
Part of this may come from Honey having feeling for Ryan and being upset that he doesn't return them.

Source: All Women Are Prudes
In another example, Elle gets very upset after the alternate Milla is sacrificed so that Milla Maxwell can return.

Source: Video Game / Tales of Xillia 2

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