Upset
adjectiveAdjective
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
“the upset pitcher of milk”
Similar:OverturnedUpturnedafflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
“too upset to say anything”
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
“with everything so upset”
mildly physically distressed
“an upset stomach”
used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win
“the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers”
Noun
the act of upsetting something
“he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed”
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
“everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time”
Similar:Disorderthe act of disturbing the mind or body
“his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset”
Similar:DerangementOverthrowType of:Disturbancean improbable and unexpected victory
“the biggest upset since David beat Goliath”
Similar:OverturnType of:Successan unhappy and worried mental state
“she didn't realize the upset she caused me”
Type of:Agitationa tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
Similar:SwageType of:Tool
Verb
move deeply
“This book upset me”
defeat suddenly and unexpectedly
“The foreign team upset the local team”
Type of:OvercomeDefeatdisturb the balance or stability of
“The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries”
form metals with a swage
Similar:SwageType of:MouldForgeMoldcause to overturn from an upright or normal position
Similar:OverturnType of:DisplaceMovecause to lose one's composure
Type of:EnkindleProvokeEvoke
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