upset

Noun
  1. An unhappy and worried mental state (synset 114426686)
    "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"
  2. The act of disturbing the mind or body (synset 100555887)
    "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"
  3. A physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning (synset 114075885)
    "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"
  4. A tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging (synset 104522739)
  5. The act of upsetting something (synset 100349138)
    "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
  6. An improbable and unexpected victory (synset 100068990)
    "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
Adjective
  1. Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief (synset 302466219)
    "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"
  2. Thrown into a state of disarray or confusion (synset 301673499)
    "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset"
  3. Used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win (synset 300934664)
    "the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"
  4. Mildly physically distressed (synset 302557987)
    "an upset stomach"
  5. Having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom (synset 302476989)
    "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket"
Verb
  1. Disturb the balance or stability of (synset 200522376)
    "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"
  2. Cause to lose one's composure (synset 201793821)
  3. Move deeply (synset 201774422)
    "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
  4. Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position (synset 201913971)
    "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
  5. Form metals with a swage (synset 201258938)
  6. Defeat suddenly and unexpectedly (synset 201111498)
    "The foreign team upset the local team"

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