Tease and Upset

Tease

Tease verb - To make fun of in a good-natured way.

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

Nearby Words: teasing, teased, teaser, teasel

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

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

Nearby Word: upsetting

person	tease person	upset person
girl	tease girl	upset girl
friend	tease friend	upset friend
people	tease people	upset people
Other words: thanks, interest, relationship, audience, time, way, bit, viewers, kids, friends, fans, boys, shippers.

In The Second Try, there's plenty tease between Shinji and Asuka since the first scene: Shinji notices that she's upset so he embraces her from behind, even though he's risking to blow their cover.

Source: Ship Tease / Fanfiction
In Girl Genius, after Violetta and Moloch mercilessly tease her about her romantic prospects, Agatha Heterodyne gets upset and violently shakes the both of them together, making "Wocketa wocketa wocketa" sound, while scolding them for their childishness.

Source: Minion Maracas
While the interview arc makes them meet in real life, the biggest tease they get is in the Season 4 episode during which they have a fight that makes Gaea sound jealous of Fantöm and Omega Zell leave the guild, which seems to upset her quite a lot.

Source: Franchise / Noob

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