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List of meaning for upset

emotionally troubled or stressed

disturbance, perturbation, upset(noun)

an unhappy and worried mental state

"there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"

upset, derangement, overthrow(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"

disorder, 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"

upset, swage(noun)

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

upset, overturn, turnover(noun)

the act of upsetting something

"he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"

overturn, upset(adj)

an improbable and unexpected victory

"the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worried(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"

broken, confused, disordered, upset(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"

upset(a)(adj)

used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win

"the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"

upset(adj)

mildly physically distressed

"an upset stomach"

overturned, upset, upturned(verb)

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"

upset(verb)

disturb the balance or stability of

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

upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit(verb)

cause to lose one's composure

disturb, upset, trouble(verb)

move deeply

"This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over(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"

swage, upset(verb)

form metals with a swage

upset(verb)

defeat suddenly and unexpectedly

"The foreign team upset the local team"

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty

she was upset by the unexplained change in plans

an act or instance of the order of things being disturbed

the move to a new town is just the latest in a series of upsets for my family over the last year

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

the smallest things can upset us if we're already stressed

to turn on one's side or upside down

the narrow boat upsets easily and should be handled with care

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

the change in the bus schedule upset our daily routine

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