Suffering and Upset

Suffering

Suffering noun - Feelings of mental or physical pain.

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Upset and suffering are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upset" instead the word "Suffering" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: suffer, sufferance, suffered, sufferer

Upset noun - An act or instance of the order of things being disturbed.

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Suffering and upset are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Suffering" instead the word "Upset" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Word: upsetting

emotional	emotional suffering	emotional upset
original	original suffering	original upset
real	real suffering	real upset
massive	massive suffering	massive upset
Other adjectives: extreme, great, little, major, incredible, former, latter.

It's also the place where Picard first meets Guinan, although she's a little upset he doesn't know who she is (she's also still suffering from Nexus withdrawal).

Source: Space Station
Unfortunately, this upset Lord Loss so much that he could no longer gain any enjoyment from chess, reverting to inflicting suffering on mortals as his primary means of amusement.

Source: Cavalier Competitor
Ronnie, while not the most supportive spouse a person could ask for, is understandably lost and upset when her husband simultaneously loses his job (the only means they had for supporting themselves and three children) and begins suffering an apparent mental breakdown.

Source: Film / Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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