UPSET as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • an improbable and unexpected victory
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the biggest upset since David beat Goliath
    Hypernyms(s) upset is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the act of upsetting something
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed
    Hypernyms(s) upset is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • the act of disturbing the mind or body
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset
    • she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living
    Hypernyms(s) upset is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a tool used to thicken or spread (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) upset is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder
    • everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time
    Hypernyms(s) upset is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  6. Meaning
    • an unhappy and worried mental state
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • there was too much anger and disturbance
    • she didn”t realize the upset she caused me
    Hypernyms(s) upset is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

UPSET as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • disturb the balance or stability of
    Usage Example(s)
    • The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries
    Hypernyms(s) upset is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • defeat suddenly and unexpectedly
    Usage Example(s)
    • The foreign team upset the local team
    Hypernyms(s) upset is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • form metals with a swage
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) upset is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • move deeply
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • This book upset me
    • A troubling thought
    Hypernyms(s) upset is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • cause to lose one’’s composure
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) upset is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The cat knocked over the flower vase
    • the clumsy customer turned over the vase
    • he tumped over his beer
    Hypernyms(s) upset is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Cause(s) Derived(s)

UPSET as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • troops fleeing in broken ranks
    • a confused mass of papers on the desk
    • the small disordered room
    • with everything so upset
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  2. Meaning
    • afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 wo
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  3. Meaning
    • having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • an overturned car
    • the upset pitcher of milk
    • sat on an upturned bucket
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  4. Meaning
    • mildly physically distressed
    Usage Example(s)
    • an upset stomach
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