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1. upset - noun

· an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"

Synonym(s): disturbance, perturbation

Hypernym(s): agitation




2. upset - 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"

Synonym(s): derangement, overthrow

Hypernym(s): disturbance




3. upset - 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"

Synonym(s): disorder

Hypernym(s): physical_condition, physiological_state, physiological_condition




4. upset - noun

· a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging

Synonym(s): swage

Hypernym(s): tool




5. upset - noun

· the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"

Synonym(s): overturn, turnover

Hypernym(s): inversion, upending




6. upset - noun

· an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

Synonym(s): overturn

Hypernym(s): success




7. upset - verb

· disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"

Hypernym(s): touch, disturb




8. upset - verb

· cause to lose one's composure

Synonym(s): discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit

Hypernym(s): arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke




9. upset - verb

· move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

Synonym(s): disturb, trouble

Hypernym(s): affect, impress, move, strike




10. upset - 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"

Synonym(s): overturn, tip_over, turn_over, knock_over, bowl_over, tump_over

Hypernym(s): move, displace




11. upset - verb

· form metals with a swage

Synonym(s): swage

Hypernym(s): shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge




12. upset - verb

· defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the local team"

Hypernym(s): get_the_better_of, overcome, defeat




13. upset - adjective

· 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"

Synonym(s): disquieted, distressed, disturbed, worried




14. upset - adjective

· 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"

Synonym(s): broken, confused, disordered




15. upset - adjective

· used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win; "the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"




16. upset - adjective

· mildly physically distressed; "an upset stomach"




17. upset - adjective

· 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"

Synonym(s): overturned, upturned





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