upset

nouns

an unhappy and worried mental state

"there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"

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"

derangement, overthrow, upset

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"

disorder, upset

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

swage, upset

the act of upsetting something

"he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"

overturn, turnover, upset

an improbable and unexpected victory

"the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

overturn, upset

verbs

disturb the balance or stability of

"The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"

upset

is a type of (narrower)

tamper with

"Don't touch my CDs!"

disturb, touch

cause to lose one's composure

discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset

move deeply

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

disturb, trouble, upset

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"

bowl over, knock over, overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset

form metals with a swage

swage, upset

defeat suddenly and unexpectedly

"The foreign team upset the local team"

upset

is derived from

upsetter

is a type of (narrower)

win a victory over

"You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

defeat, get the better of, overcome

adjectives

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 children"

disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worried

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"

broken, confused, disordered, upset

used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win

"the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"

upset

is similar to

not expected or anticipated

"unexpected guests"; "unexpected news"

unexpected

mildly physically distressed

"an upset stomach"

upset

is similar to

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

"ill from the monotony of his suffering"

ill, sick

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"

overturned, upset, upturned