Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigSuggestions(1)
The phrase "a mad upset" is not standard in written English and may be confusing to readers.
It could be used informally to describe a situation where someone is extremely upset, but it is not commonly recognized.
Example: "After hearing the news, she was in a mad upset, unable to focus on anything else."
Alternatives: "a furious upset" or "a wild upset."
Exact(1)
Talk to the teacher in a calm voice, not a mad, upset, or nervous voice.
Similar(59)
It got me a lot of stress, getting mad, upset because I'd had a great two years before.
I'm talking about those times in life when your kids are mad, upset, hurt, frustrated, or angry over a host of things.
The participants then rated the intensity of their feeling using a list of 25 adjectives, including happy, edgy, satisfied, irritated, mad, upset or sad.
When the Mets lost here by 1-0 on Tuesday on an unearned run that was either a result of an off-line throw by Jeromy Burnitz or Mo Vaughn's mishandling the cutoff throw -- depending on whom you asked -- one Met characterized players as "mad, upset and pointing fingers".
"Everybody was mad, upset," said Nasi, who feels anger, he said, at the attackers that targeted a group of peaceful people.
To have someone come and tell you that your career could be over and you've never suffered a major injury before, you've got to walk with a swagger, be mad and upset with the world".
The bad news was that the horse hated the track and just couldn't grab hold, but the good news was that A P Valentine was "mad, furious, upset" at his bad race.
It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world.
It was a mad, mad week.
It was a mad, mad experience".
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com