upset

upset
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noun
ADJECTIVE
big, huge, major
minor
emotional
VERB + UPSET
have

We had our first major upset when Rogers was taken off with a leg injury.

cause
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verb
ADVERB
badly, deeply, really, terribly
easily

She was sensitive and easily upset.

VERB + UPSET
not mean to, not want to, not wish to (formal)

I'm sorry—I didn't mean to upset you.

Keep the volume down—we don't want to upset the people next door!

be likely to

This decision is likely to upset a lot of people.

Upset is used with these nouns as the object: ↑arrangement, ↑balance, ↑status quo
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adj.
VERBS
appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound
become, get

Don't get so upset about it!

remain
leave sb, make sb

The incident had left him visibly angry and upset.

ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
deeply, desperately (esp. BrE), greatly, particularly, seriously, terribly

She's obviously deeply upset by his comments.

genuinely, truly
thoroughly
a little, slightly, etc.
clearly, obviously, visibly
understandably
emotionally
PREPOSITION
about

She was still upset about her divorce.

at

He was upset at missing all the excitement.

with

I think she may be a little upset with you.

Upset is used with these nouns: ↑stomach, ↑tummy, ↑victory, ↑win

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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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