Meaning of upset
Definition of upset
(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"
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"
used
of an
unexpected
defeat
of a
team
favored
to win; "the Bills'
upset
victory
over
the Houston Oilers"
mildly
physically
distressed; "an
upset
stomach"
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"
(noun)
an
unhappy
and
worried
mental
state; "there was too
much
anger
and disturbance"; "she didn't
realize
the
upset
she caused me"
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"
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"
a
tool
used
to
thicken
or
spread
metal
(the end of a bar or a
rivet
etc.) by
forging
or
hammering
or swaging
the act of
upsetting
something; "he was
badly
bruised by the
upset
of his
sled
at a
high
speed"
an
improbable
and
unexpected
victory; "the biggest
upset
since David
beat
Goliath"
(verb)
disturb
the
balance
or
stability
of; "The
hostile
talks
upset
the
peaceful
relations
between
the two countries"
cause
to
lose
one's
composure
move
deeply; "This
book
upset
me"; "A
troubling
thought"
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"
form
metals with a
swage
defeat
suddenly
and unexpectedly; "The
foreign
team
upset
the
local
team"
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