Task and Upset

Task

Task noun - A piece of work that needs to be done regularly.

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Upset and task are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upset" instead a noun "Task".

Nearby Words: tasked, taskwork, tasking

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

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Task and upset are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Task" instead a noun "Upset".

Nearby Word: upsetting

original	original task	original upset
large	large task	large upset
great	great task	great upset
huge	huge task	huge upset
Other adjectives: important, major, impossible, different.

When called to task for the former, he more or less invokes the trope while actually criticizing the person for being upset about cops being murdered.

Source: I Did What I Had To Do / Literature
This is exemplified in an episode in which she is given the task of calling up clients who were upset due to a company mistake.

Source: The Unapologetic
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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