Difference between Upset and Disquieted

What is the difference between Upset and Disquieted?

Upset as a verb is to make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy. while Disquieted as a verb is to make (someone or something) worried or anxious.

Upset

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of a person, angry, distressed or unhappy.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Disturbance or disruption. (sports) An unexpected victory of a competitor that was not favored. (automobile insurance) An overturn.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy. To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something). To tip or overturn (something). To defeat unexpectedly.

Example sentence: Some people are like wheelbarrows; useful only when pushed, and very easily upset. The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.

Disquieted

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make (someone or something) worried or anxious.

We hope you now know whether to use Upset or Disquieted in your sentence.

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