Upset and Violence

Upset

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

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

Nearby Word: upsetting

Violence noun - The use of brute strength to cause harm to a person or property.

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Upset and violence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Upset" instead a noun "Violence".

Nearby Words: violent, violently

emotional	emotional upset	emotional violence
good	good upset	good violence
original	original upset	original violence
real	real upset	real violence
Other adjectives: extreme, great, little, shocking, incredible, graphic, occasional.

One of the omake style end of chapter bonus strips for Gunnerkrigg Court has Kat introduce Antimony to Grand Theft Auto, which leaves her thoroughly disturbed (Word of God is that she was more upset by the way Kat was enjoying the violence than the violence itself though).

Source: Violence Is Disturbing
Initially, Hank was upset about the violence present in the game but started to enjoy it once he found out that you can be a heroic vigilante instead of a ruthless criminal.

Source: Pac-Man Fever
Aubrey and PeeJee are both rather hot-headed and prone to impulsive violence when people anger them (especially boyfriends), or upset their friends, or when it sounds like fun.

Source: Webcomic / Something*Positive

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