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Words related to upset

Definition:

an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath";

the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed";

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

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";

an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn''t realize the upset she caused me";

disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries";

defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the local team";

form metals with a swage;

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

cause to lose one''s composure;

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";

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";

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 wo;

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";

mildly physically distressed; "an upset stomach";