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Meaning of upset

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

upset

noun

Definitions

  1. Disturbance or disruption.

    Example: My late arrival caused the professor considerable upset.

  2. An unexpected victory of a competitor or candidate that was not favored to win.

  3. (automobile insurance) An overturn.

    Example: "collision and upset": impact with another object or an overturn for whatever reason.

  4. An upset stomach.

verb

Definitions

  1. To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.

    Example: I’m sure the bad news will upset him, but he needs to know.

  2. To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).

    Example: Introducing a foreign species can upset the ecological balance.

  3. To tip or overturn (something).

  4. To defeat unexpectedly.

    Example: Truman upset Dewey in the 1948 US presidential election.

adjective

Definitions

  1. (of a person) Angry, distressed or unhappy.

    Example: He was upset when she refused his friendship.

  2. (of a stomach or gastrointestinal tract, referred to as stomach) Feeling unwell, nauseated, or ready to vomit.

    Example: His stomach was upset, so he didn't want to move.