Meaning of 'upset'

adjective

used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win

adjective

thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

Synonyms: confused

adjective

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

Example: "too upset to say anything"

Synonyms: worried

adjective

having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

Synonyms: upturned overturned

adjective

mildly physically distressed

Example: "an upset stomach"

noun

an improbable and unexpected victory

Example: "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

Synonyms: overturn

noun

the act of upsetting something

Example: "I was badly bruised by the upset of my sled at a high speed."

Synonyms: overturn

noun

the act of disturbing the mind or body

Example: "Their carelessness could have caused an ecological upset."

Synonyms: 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

Synonyms: disorder

noun

an unhappy and worried mental state

Synonyms: perturbation

verb

disturb the balance or stability of

Example: "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"

verb

defeat suddenly and unexpectedly

Example: "The foreign team upset the local team"

verb

form metals with a swage

Synonyms: swage

verb

move deeply

Example: "This book upset me"

Synonyms: trouble

verb

cause to lose one's composure

Synonyms: untune discompose disconcert discomfit

verb

cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

Synonyms: overturn