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upset - Dictionary definition and meaning for upset

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(noun) an improbable and unexpected victory
"the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
synonyms : overturn
It was considered to be the biggest overturn since David beat Goliath. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) the act of upsetting something
"he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
synonyms : overturn , turnover
(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"
synonyms : derangement , overthrow
(noun) 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
(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"
synonyms : disorder
(noun) an unhappy and worried mental state
"there was too much anger and disturbance", "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"
synonyms : disturbance , perturbation
(verb) disturb the balance or stability of
"The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"
(verb) defeat suddenly and unexpectedly
"The foreign team upset the local team"
(verb) form metals with a swage
synonyms : swage
(verb) move deeply
"This book upset me", "A troubling thought"
synonyms : disturb , trouble
(verb) cause to lose one's composure
synonyms : discomfit , discompose , disconcert , untune
(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"
synonyms : bowl over , knock over , overturn , tip over , tump over , turn over
(adj.) used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win
"the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : broken , confused , disordered
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : disquieted , distressed , disturbed , worried
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : overturned , upturned
(adj.) mildly physically distressed
"an upset stomach"

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