upset
/ʌpsˈɛt/
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son''s leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"
Adjective Satellite
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset"
Adjective Satellite
used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win; "the Bills'' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"
Adjective Satellite
mildly physically distressed; "an upset stomach"
Adjective Satellite
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket"
Noun
an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn''t realize the upset she caused me"
Noun
the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"
Noun
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"
Noun
a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
Noun
the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
Noun
an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
Verb
disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"
Verb
cause to lose one''s composure
Verb
move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
Verb
cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
Verb
form metals with a swage
Verb
defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the local team"
Synonyms
bowl over
broken
confused
derangement
discomfit
discompose
disconcert
disorder
disordered
disquieted
distressed
disturb
disturbance
disturbed
knock over
overthrow
overturn
overturned
perturbation
swage
tip over
trouble
tump over
turn over
turnover
untune
upturned
worried
More General Terms
affect
agitation
arouse
defeat
displace
disturb
disturbance
elicit
enkindle
evoke
fire
forge
form
get the better of
impress
inversion
kindle
mold
mould
move
overcome
physical condition
physiological condition
physiological state
provoke
raise
shape
strike
success
tool
touch
upending
work
More Specific Terms
abash
abocclusion
abruptio placentae
achlorhydria
acholia
achylia
achylia gastrica
acute brain disorder
acute organic brain syndrome
adenosis
afflict
agitate
ailment
anguish
bemuse
bewilder
bladder disorder
cardiovascular disease
cark
celiac disease
charge
charge up
cheilosis
choking
cholestasis
colpoxerosis
commove
complaint
defect of speech
degenerative disorder
discombobulate
disorder
disquiet
dissolve
distract
distress
disturbance
dysaphia
dysosmia
dysphagia
dysuria
eating disorder
embarrass
enervate
excite
failure
fantods
faze
folie
functional disorder
gland disease
glandular disease
glandular disorder
haematocolpometra
haematocolpos
hematocolpometra
hematocolpos
hurt
hydrocele
hyperactivity
idiopathic disease
idiopathic disorder
idiopathy
ill
immunological disorder
impacted tooth
impaction
jolt
learning disability
learning disorder
malocclusion
mental disorder
mental disturbance
metabolic disorder
nervous disorder
neurological disease
neurological disorder
olfactory impairment
organic disorder
pain
parosamia
perleche
perturb
psilosis
psychological disorder
rouse
sleep disorder
speech defect
speech disorder
sprue
strangulation
throw
tropical sprue
trouble
turn on
unhinge
unnerve
unsettle