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upset::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | overturned, upturned |
the upset pitcher of milk.
upset::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | disquieted, distressed, disturbed, worried |
too upset to say anything.
upset::noun | Spocien Dictionary
everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time.
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | derangement, overthrow |
| Type of | disturbance |
his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset.
upset::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | broken, confused, disordered |
with everything so upset.
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| Synonyms | disturbance, perturbation |
| Type of | agitation |
she didn't realize the upset she caused me.
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| Type of | get the better of, overcome, defeat |
| Derivation | upsetter |
The foreign team upset the local team.
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an upset stomach.
upset::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers.
Examples of upset
upset
That whole scene, though, could be scrambled by a Nebraska upset Saturday night.
From the stltoday.com
Harbaugh backed that up with a memorable upset of the Trojans in his first year.
From the thenewstribune.com
The crowd of 5,153 seemed to smell an upset developing from the opening minutes.
From the thenewstribune.com
She said she is upset the case looks set to drag on in court for months to come.
From the omaha.com
In 2007, however, he attended a Giffords event that friends said left him upset.
From the bloomberg.com
Somehow I managed not to cry, but my mother was deeply upset by Litow's methods.
From the online.wsj.com
If anyone has a right to be upset, look no further than Bills coach Chan Gailey.
From the online.wsj.com
When they lost they were upset, but not a hang-your-head, get-discouraged upset.
From the dailyherald.com
Reilly said his client is scared, emotional, upset and worried about her family.
From the us.cnn.com
- Disquieted: 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 ...
- Disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"
- Disturbance: an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"
- Broken: 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"
- Cause to lose one's composure
- 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: 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"
- Disturb: move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
- Upset(a): used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win; "the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"
