Touch and Upset

Touch

Touch verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.

Usage example: your speech on the true meaning of patriotism touched me deeply

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Upset and touch are semantically related. in have an effect on topic. In some cases you can use "Upset" instead a verb "Touch".

Nearby Words: touched, touchy, touching, toucher, touchable

Upset verb - Disturb the balance or stability of.

Usage example: The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries

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

Nearby Word: upsetting

good	good touch	good upset
usual	usual touch	usual upset
right	right touch	right upset
original	original touch	original upset
Other adjectives: great, little, slightest, occasional.

person	touch person	upset person
people	touch people	upset people
someone	touch someone	upset someone
way	touch way	upset way
Other words: face, game, hair, car, anyone, daughter.

Though in a touch of realism, Sabrina is still extremely upset about flooding the town.

Source: No Endor Holocaust
When Kurumu tries to touch it and he throws her out of the room, she doesn't understand why he's upset, thinking he should be "proud to show something like that off".

Source: Gag Penis
In Legend (1985), unicorns are treated as ethereal beings so holy it would upset the order of the universe for a mortal to touch one.

Source: Unicorns Are Sacred

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