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English adjective: upset | |||
| 1. | upset afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | disquieted, distressed, disturbed, worried | ||
| Similar | troubled | ||
| Antonyms | untroubled | ||
| 2. | upset thrown into a state of disarray or confusion | ||
| Samples | Troops fleeing in broken ranks. A confused mass of papers on the desk. The small disordered room. With everything so upset. | ||
| Synonyms | broken, confused, disordered | ||
| Similar | disorganised, disorganized | ||
| Antonyms | organized | ||
| 3. | upset used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win | ||
| Samples | The Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers. | ||
| Similar | unexpected | ||
| Antonyms | expected | ||
| 4. | upset mildly physically distressed | ||
| Samples | An upset stomach. | ||
| Similar | ill, sick | ||
| Antonyms | well | ||
| 5. | upset having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom | ||
| Samples | An overturned car. The upset pitcher of milk. Sat on an upturned bucket. | ||
| Synonyms | overturned, upturned | ||
| Similar | turned | ||
| Antonyms | unturned | ||
English noun: upset | |||
| 1. | upset (state) an unhappy and worried mental state | ||
| Samples | There was too much anger and disturbance. She didn't realize the upset she caused me. | ||
| Synonyms | disturbance, perturbation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agitation | ||
| 2. | upset (act) the act of disturbing the mind or body | ||
| Samples | His carelessness could have caused an ecological upset. She was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living. | ||
| Synonyms | derangement, overthrow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disturbance | ||
| 3. | upset (state) a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning | ||
| Samples | The doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder. Everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time. | ||
| Synonyms | disorder | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abocclusion, abruptio placentae, achlorhydria, acholia, achylia, achylia gastrica, acute brain disorder, acute organic brain syndrome, adenosis, ailment, bladder disorder, cardiovascular disease, celiac disease, cheilosis, choking, cholestasis, colpoxerosis, complaint, defect of speech, degenerative disorder, disturbance, dysaphia, dysosmia, dysphagia, dysuria, eating disorder, failure, fantods, folie, functional disorder, gland disease, glandular disease, glandular disorder, haematocolpometra, haematocolpos, hematocolpometra, hematocolpos, hydrocele, hyperactivity, idiopathic disease, idiopathic disorder, idiopathy, ill, immunological disorder, impacted tooth, impaction, impaction, learning disability, learning disorder, malocclusion, mental disorder, mental disturbance, metabolic disorder, nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder, olfactory impairment, organic disorder, parosamia, perleche, psilosis, psychological disorder, sleep disorder, speech defect, speech disorder, sprue, strangulation, tropical sprue | ||
| 4. | upset (artifact) a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging | ||
| Synonyms | swage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tool | ||
| 5. | upset (act) the act of upsetting something | ||
| Samples | He was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed. | ||
| Synonyms | overturn, turnover | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inversion, upending | ||
| 6. | upset (act) an improbable and unexpected victory | ||
| Samples | The biggest upset since David beat Goliath. | ||
| Synonyms | overturn | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | success | ||
English verb: upset | |||
| 1. | upset (change) disturb the balance or stability of | ||
| Samples | The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disturb, touch | ||
| 2. | upset (emotion) cause to lose one's composure | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to upset Sue | ||
| Synonyms | discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abash, afflict, anguish, bemuse, bewilder, discombobulate, dissolve, embarrass, enervate, faze, hurt, pain, throw, unnerve, unsettle | ||
| 3. | upset (emotion) move deeply | ||
| Samples | This book upset me. A troubling thought. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will upset him | ||
| Synonyms | disturb, trouble | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affect, impress, move, strike | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | agitate, cark, charge, charge up, commove, disorder, disquiet, distract, distress, excite, jolt, perturb, rouse, trouble, turn on, unhinge | ||
| 4. | upset (motion) cause to overturn from an upright or normal position | ||
| Samples | The cat knocked over the flower vase. The clumsy customer turned over the vase. He tumped over his beer. | ||
| Synonyms | bowl over, knock over, overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Cause | overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over | ||
| Verb group | overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over | ||
| 5. | upset (contact) form metals with a swage | ||
| Synonyms | swage | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work | ||
| 6. | upset (competition) defeat suddenly and unexpectedly | ||
| Samples | The foreign team upset the local team. | ||
| Examples | The fighter managed to upset his opponent | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defeat, get the better of, overcome | ||
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