Definitions for upset
ʌpˈsɛt; ˈʌpˌsɛtup·set

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

1. disturbance, perturbation, upsetnoun

   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, overthrownoun

   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, upsetnoun

   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, swagenoun

   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, turnovernoun

   the act of upsetting something

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

6. overturn, upsetadjective

   an improbable and unexpected victory

   "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

7. disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worriedadjective

   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, upsetadjective

   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)adjective

   used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win

   "the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"

10. upsetadjective

    mildly physically distressed

    "an upset stomach"

11. overturned, upset, upturnedverb

    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. upsetverb

    disturb the balance or stability of

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

13. upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfitverb

    cause to lose one's composure

14. disturb, upset, troubleverb

    move deeply

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

15. overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump oververb

    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, upsetverb

    form metals with a swage

17. upsetverb

    defeat suddenly and unexpectedly

    "The foreign team upset the local team"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. upsetnoun

   Disturbance or disruption.

   My late arrival caused the professor considerable upset.

2. upsetnoun

   An unexpected victory of a competitor that was not favored.

3. upsetnoun

   An overturn.

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

4. upsetnoun

   An upset stomach.

5. upsetnoun

   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. upsetverb

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

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

7. upsetverb

   To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).

8. upsetverb

   To tip or overturn (something).

9. upsetverb

   To defeat unexpectedly.

   Truman upset Dewey in the 1948 US presidential election.

10. upsetadjective

    Angry, distressed or unhappy.

11. upsetadjective

    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. Upsetverb

   to set up; to put upright

2. Upsetverb

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

3. Upsetverb

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

4. Upsetverb

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

5. Upsetverb

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

6. Upsetverb

   to become upset

7. Upsetadjective

   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. Upsetnoun

   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.

Matched Categories

1. • Affect
   • Agitation
   • Defeat
   • Disturb
   • Inversion
   • Physical Condition

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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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. Laila Shabir:

   We quit our jobs and moved all the way to California to start an educational game studio, and when I started going to conventions and having these conversations, the general idea that emerged was girls don’t play as many games as boys do. And I was really upset by that.

2. The President lawyer:

   The President and The President 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.

3. Asif Kapadia:

   It wasn't the intention to upset anyone, but just to show what was going on in her life, there's a lot of turmoil, there's a lot of stuff going on in her life and that's why things turned out the way they did. That's it really.

4. Erica Whitaker:

   I am very upset, how he was killed, very upset that the officer is not charged, I guess in my opinion, more severely at this point. I hope that changes, that's a lot that they took from me. I just hope that justice is served.

5. Matthew Hood:

   I was expecting them to be angry, upset, confused, their reaction was 'Father Matt, we feel so bad for you.'.

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