Definitions for upset
ʌpˈsɛt; ˈʌpˌsɛtup·set

Princeton's WordNet(2.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. disturbance, perturbation, upset(noun)

   an unhappy and worried mental state

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

2. upset, derangement, overthrow(noun)

   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"

3. disorder, upset(noun)

   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"

4. upset, swage(noun)

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

5. upset, overturn, turnover(noun)

   the act of upsetting something

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

6. overturn, upset(adj)

   an improbable and unexpected victory

   "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

7. disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worried(adj)

   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"

8. broken, confused, disordered, upset(adj)

   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"

9. upset(a)(adj)

   used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win

   "the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"

10. upset(adj)

    mildly physically distressed

    "an upset stomach"

11. overturned, upset, upturned(verb)

    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"

12. upset(verb)

    disturb the balance or stability of

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

13. upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit(verb)

    cause to lose one's composure

14. disturb, upset, trouble(verb)

    move deeply

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

15. overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over(verb)

    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"

16. swage, upset(verb)

    form metals with a swage

17. upset(verb)

    defeat suddenly and unexpectedly

    "The foreign team upset the local team"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. upset(Noun)

   Disturbance or disruption.

   My late arrival caused the professor considerable upset.

2. upset(Noun)

   An unexpected victory of a competitor that was not favored.

3. upset(Noun)

   An overturn.

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

4. upset(Noun)

   An upset stomach.

5. upset(Noun)

   An upper set; a subset (X,u2264) of a partially ordered set with the property that, if x is in U and xu2264y, then y is in U.

6. upset(Verb)

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

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

7. upset(Verb)

   To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).

8. upset(Verb)

   To tip or overturn (something).

9. upset(Verb)

   To defeat unexpectedly.

   Truman upset Dewey in the 1948 US presidential election.

10. upset(Adjective)

    Angry, distressed or unhappy.

11. upset(Adjective)

    Feeling unwell, nauseated, or ready to vomit.

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Upset(verb)

   to set up; to put upright

2. Upset(verb)

   to thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end

3. Upset(verb)

   to shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends

4. Upset(verb)

   to overturn, overthrow, or overset; as, to upset a carriage; to upset an argument

5. Upset(verb)

   to disturb the self-possession of; to disorder the nerves of; to make ill; as, the fright upset her

6. Upset(verb)

   to become upset

7. Upset(adj)

   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 auctioneer, and the lowest price at which it will be sold

8. Upset(noun)

   the act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an overturn; as, the wagon had an upset

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Upset

   An upset occurs in a competition, frequently in electoral politics or sports, when the party popularly expected to win, is defeated by an underdog whom the majority expects to lose, defying the conventional wisdom. The underdog then becomes a giant-killer. The meaning of the word has sometimes been erroneously attributed to the surprising defeat of the horse Man o' War by the horse Upset; in fact, the term pre-dates that 1919 race by at least several decades. In its sports coverage immediately following Upset's victory, the Washington Post wrote, “One might make all sorts of puns about it being an upset.”

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Upset

   up-set′, v.t. to turn upside down: to overthrow.—v.i. to be upset.—n. Up′set, an overturn.—adj. relating to what is set up for sale, in phrase Upset price, the sum at which anything is started at a public sale.—ns. Upset′ment; Upset′ter.—adj. Upset′ting discomposing: (Scot.) conceited, assuming.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'upset' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2913

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'upset' in Verbs Frequency: #806

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'upset' in Adjectives Frequency: #675

Anagrams for upset »

1. stupe

2. setup, set up

3. Set up

4. Setup

How to pronounce upset?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of upset in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of upset in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of upset in a Sentence

1. Rudy Giuliani:

   The president and his lawyers are upset about the professional prosecutors in the Southern District of New York going after a non-crime and the innuendo the president was involved.

2. Kristerfer Burnett:

   We are getting bombarded with upset families who are saying that only one of their children can be on the internet at a time.

3. Mayor Hillary Schieve:

   I can most certainly see why people would be offended or upset, she said in a statement. I did not order that the American flag be taken down. I have asked that the flag be put up immediately.

4. Kathy Hayman:

   I dont even know that I can talk yet, Im so upset and shocked. ... So basically, what youve said is that my father and his family had no business to be in this community.

5. Jeff Van Gundy:

   It will be interesting to see how competitive LeBron James can make this Finals, but any game they get in this Finals would be a huge upset, this is the biggest difference that I remember between two teams heading into the Finals in my time in the NBA. I can't think of a bigger gap from a team perspective.

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