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upset verb

• make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried.
• "the accusation upset her"
Similar: distress, trouble, perturb, disturb, discompose, unsettle, disconcert, discountenance, dismay, disquiet, worry, bother, inconvenience, agitate, fluster, throw, ruffle, unnerve, shake, frighten, alarm, anger, annoy, irritate, vex, irk, fret, pester, harass, torment, plague, hurt, grieve, hassle, peeve, bug, get someone, miff, hack off, wind up, get at, nark, get across, get on someone's wick, tick off, bum out,
Opposite: put at ease,
• knock (something) over.
• "he upset a tureen of soup"
Similar: knock over, overturn, upend, tip over, push over, topple (over), capsize, turn topsy-turvy, spill, slop, slosh, cowp, overset,
Opposite: right,
• cause disorder in; disrupt.
• "the dam will upset the ecological balance"
Similar: disrupt, interfere with, disturb, throw out, turn topsy-turvy, disorder, unsettle, confuse, throw into confusion, throw into chaos, throw into disorder, disorganize, disarrange, mix up, jumble, mess up, wreck, ruin,
Opposite: maintain,
• shorten and thicken the end or edge of (a metal bar, wheel rim, or other object), especially by hammering or pressure when heated.

upset noun

• an unexpected result or situation.
• "the greatest upset in boxing history"
Similar: unexpected result, major defeat, rout, trouncing, thrashing, drubbing, toppling, surprise victory, coup, tour de force, feat, master stroke, hammering,
Opposite: walkover,
• the state of being unhappy, disappointed, or worried.
• "a legal dispute will cause worry and upset"
Similar: distress, trouble, perturbation, disturbance, discomposure, dismay, disquiet, worry, bother, inconvenience, agitation, fluster, alarm, fright, anger, annoyance, irritation, vexation, harassment, torment, hurt, grief,
Opposite: calm, ease,
• a disturbance of a person's digestive system.
• "a stomach upset"
Similar: disorder, complaint, ailment, illness, sickness, disease, malady, affliction, indisposition, infirmity, lurgy, bug, wog,

upset adjective

• unhappy, disappointed, or worried.
• "she looked pale and upset"
Similar: distressed, troubled, perturbed, disturbed, discomposed, unsettled, disconcerted, discountenanced, dismayed, disquieted, worried, bothered, inconvenienced, anxious, agitated, flustered, ruffled, unnerved, shaken, frightened, alarmed, angered, annoyed, irritated, vexed, irked, fretted, hurt, saddened, grieved, cut up, choked, gutted, verklempt,
Opposite: unperturbed, calm about,
• (of a person's stomach) having disturbed digestion, especially because of something eaten.
Similar: disordered, disturbed, unsettled, queasy, bad, poorly, ill, sick, gippy, holiday,
Opposite: settled,


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