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Collocations for upset - adj.

VERBS

appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get
Don''t get so upset about it!
remain | leave sb, make sb
The incident had left him visibly angry and upset.

ADV.

badly, bitterly, deeply, desperately, dreadfully, extremely, genuinely, greatly, particularly, profoundly, really, seriously, terribly, very
She''s obviously deeply upset by his behaviour.
thoroughly | a bit, a little, pretty, quite, rather | clearly, obviously, visibly

PREP.

about
upset about her divorce
at
He was upset at missing all the excitement.
by
upset by the death of their pet
with
I think she may be a bit upset with you.

Collocations for upset - noun

ADJ.

big, major | minor | emotional

VERB + UPSET

have
We had our first major upset when Rogers was taken off with a leg injury.
cause

Collocations for upset - verb

ADV.

badly, deeply, really, terribly | easily
She was sensitive and easily upset.

VERB + UPSET

not mean to, not want to, not wish to
I''m sorry - I didn''t mean to upset you. | Keep the volume down - we don''t want to upset the neighbours!
be likely to
This decision is likely to upset a lot of people.

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