upset

upset
I UK [ʌpˈset] / US [ˌʌpˈset] adjective **
1) very sad, worried, or angry about something

Why are you so upset?

They felt too upset to talk about the incident.

upset about/over/by:

They're all still very upset about losing the case.

get/become upset:

It's nothing to get upset about.

really/terribly/dreadfully upset:

Poor Bill looked terribly upset.

upset (that):

She feels upset that we didn't tell her the truth.

2) if your stomach is upset, you have an illness that is affecting your stomach, usually caused by something that you have eaten or drunk

Phone and tell them you've got an upset stomach.


II UK [ʌpˈset] / US / US [ˈʌpˌset] verb [transitive]
Word forms "upset":
present tense I/you/we/they upset he/she/it upsets present participle upsetting past tense upset past participle upset
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1) to make someone feel sad, worried, or angry

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you.

People were upset by Hansen's rude remarks.

2)
a) to spoil something such as a plan

I'm sorry if I've upset your plans for this evening.

b) to make something stop working in the normal way

A new policy on taxation would upset the political balance of the country.

3) formal to knock something over accidentally
4) to defeat an opponent who is considered to be better than you

Sweden came close to upsetting Brazil during their match in Stockholm.

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III UK [ˈʌpset] / US [ˈʌpˌset] noun
Word forms "upset":
singular upset plural upsets
1) [countable] an occasion when someone defeats an opponent who is considered to be better than them

It was one of the biggest upsets of the tournament.

2) [countable] an illness that affects your stomach, usually caused by something that you have eaten or drunk

a stomach/tummy upset

3)
a) [countable/uncountable] a feeling of sadness, worry, or anger
b) [countable] something that makes you feel sad, worried, or angry

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  • upset — [up set′; ] for n. always, and for adj. also [, up′set΄] vt. upset, upsetting [ME upsetten: see UP1 & SET] 1. Obs. to set up; erect 2. a) to tip over; overturn [to upset a vase] …   English World dictionary

  • Upset — Up*set , v. t. 1. To set up; to put upright. [Obs.] With sail on mast upset. R. of Brunne. [1913 Webster] 2. (a) To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end. (b) To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • upset — [adj] disturbed, bothered agitated, all torn up*, amazed, antsy*, apprehensive, blue*, broken up*, bummed out*, capsized, chaotic, come apart*, confused, disconcerted, dismayed, disordered, disquieted, distressed, dragged*, frantic, grieved, hurt …   New thesaurus

  • Upset — Up set , n. The act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an overturn; as, the wagon had an upset. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Upset — Up set , a. Set up; fixed; determined; used chiefly or only in the phrase upset price; that is, the price fixed upon as the minimum for property offered in a public sale, or, in an auction, the price at which property is set up or started by the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • upset — ► VERB (upsetting; past and past part. upset) 1) make unhappy, disappointed, or worried. 2) knock over. 3) disrupt or disturb. ► NOUN 1) a state of being upset. 2) an unexpected re …   English terms dictionary

  • Upset — Up*set , v. i. To become upset. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • upset — I verb agitate, beat, bother, capsize, confuse, conquer, crush defeat, demolish, derange, destroy, disarrange, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, disorganize, displace, disquiet, distress, disturb, embarrass, enrage, evertere, fluster, invert,… …   Law dictionary

  • Upset — Upset. См. Осадка. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • upset — (v.) mid 15c., to set up, fix, from UP (Cf. up) + SET (Cf. set) (v.). Cf. M.Du. opsetten, Ger. aufsetzen. Modern sense of overturn, capsize (1803) is that of obsolete overset. Meaning to throw into mental discomposure is from 1805. The noun sense …   Etymology dictionary

  • upset — vb 1 *overturn, capsize, overthrow, subvert Analogous words: invert, reverse: bend (see CURVE vb 2) agitate, perturb, disturb, disquiet, *discompose, fluster, flurry Analogous words: bewilder, distract, confound (see PUZZLE vb): discomfit, rattle …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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