Upset

adjective
əp'sɛt

Adjective

  • having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

    the upset pitcher of milk

    Similar:OverturnedUpturned
  • afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

    too upset to say anything

    Similar:DisquietedDistressedDisturbedWorried
  • thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

    with everything so upset

    Similar:BrokenConfusedDisordered
  • 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

    Type of:InversionUpending
  • a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

    everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time

    Similar:Disorder
  • the act of disturbing the mind or body

    his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset

    Similar:DerangementOverthrow
    Type of:Disturbance
  • an improbable and unexpected victory

    the biggest upset since David beat Goliath

    Similar:Overturn
    Type of:Success
  • an unhappy and worried mental state

    she didn't realize the upset she caused me

    Similar:DisturbancePerturbation
    Type of:Agitation
  • a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging

    Similar:Swage
    Type of:Tool

Verb

  • move deeply

    This book upset me

    Type of:MoveStrikeAffect
  • defeat suddenly and unexpectedly

    The foreign team upset the local team

    Type of:OvercomeDefeat
  • disturb the balance or stability of

    The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries

    Type of:DisturbTouch
  • form metals with a swage

    Similar:Swage
    Type of:MouldForgeMold
  • cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

    Similar:Overturn
    Type of:DisplaceMove
  • cause to lose one's composure

    Similar:DiscomfitDiscomposeDisconcertUntune
    Type of:EnkindleProvokeEvoke

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