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,
• 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,
• 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,
• 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,
• 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,
• (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,