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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UPSET', v.t. [up and set.] To overturn; to overthrow; to overset; as a carriage.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: 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" [syn: disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worried]
2: 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" [syn: broken, confused, disordered, upset]
3: used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win; "the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"
4: mildly physically distressed; "an upset stomach"
5: 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" [syn: overturned, upset, upturned] n
1: an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me" [syn: disturbance, perturbation, upset]
2: 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" [syn: upset, derangement, overthrow]
3: 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" [syn: disorder, upset]
4: a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging [syn: upset, swage]
5: the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" [syn: upset, overturn, turnover]
6: an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath" [syn: overturn, upset] v
1: disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"
2: cause to lose one's composure [syn: upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit]
3: move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" [syn: disturb, upset, trouble]
4: 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" [syn: overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over]
5: form metals with a swage [syn: swage, upset]
6: defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the local team"

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (-set; -setting) Date: 1677 transitive verb 1. to thicken and shorten (as a heated bar of iron) by hammering on the end ; swage 2. to force out of the usual upright, level, or proper position ; overturn 3. a. to trouble mentally or emotionally ; disturb the poise of <the news upset me> b. to throw into disorder c. invalidate d. to defeat unexpectedly <was upset in the primary> 4. to cause a physical disorder in; specifically to make somewhat ill <spicy food upsets my stomach> intransitive verb to become overturned Synonyms: see discompose • upsetter noun II. noun Date: 1804 1. an act of overturning ; overturn 2. a. (1) an act of throwing into disorder ; derangement (2) a state of disorder ; confusion b. an unexpected defeat 3. a. a minor physical disorder <a stomach upset> b. an emotional disturbance <went through a big upset after his father's death> 4. a. a part of a rod (as the head on a bolt) that is upset b. the expansion of a bullet on striking III. adjective Date: 1805 emotionally disturbed or agitated <was too upset to speak to him>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v., n., & adj. --v. (upsetting; past and past part. upset) 1 tr. & intr. overturn or be overturned. 2 tr. disturb the composure or digestion of (was very upset by the news; ate something that upset me). 3 tr. disrupt. 4 tr. shorten and thicken (metal, esp. a tire) by hammering or pressure. --n. 1 a condition of upsetting or being upset (a stomach upset). 2 a surprising result in a game etc. --adj. disturbed (an upset stomach). Phrases and idioms: upset price the lowest acceptable selling price of a property in an auction etc.; a reserve price. Derivatives: upsetter n. upsettingly adv.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Upset Up*set", v. t. (Basketwork) To turn upwards the outer ends of (stakes) so as to make a foundation for the side of a basket or the like; also, to form (the side) in this manner.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Upset Up*set", v. t. 1. To set up; to put upright. [Obs.] ``With sail on mast upset.'' --R. of Brunne. 2. (a) To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end. (b) To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends. 3. To overturn, overthrow, or overset; as, to upset a carriage; to upset an argument. ``Determined somehow to upset the situation.'' --Mrs. Humphry Ward. 4. To disturb the self-possession of; to disorder the nerves of; to make ill; as, the fright upset her. [Colloq.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Upset Up*set", v. i. To become upset.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Upset Up"set`, a. 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. After a solemn pause, Mr. Glossin offered the upset price for the lands and barony of Ellangowan. --Sir W. Scott.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Upset Up"set`, n. The act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an overturn; as, the wagon had an upset.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(upset) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you are upset, you are unhappy or disappointed because something unpleasant has happened to you. After she died I felt very, very upset... Marta looked upset... She sounded upset when I said you couldn't give her an appointment... They are terribly upset by the break-up of their parents' marriage. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ by/about n • Upset is also a noun. ...stress and other emotional upsets. N-COUNT 2. If something upsets you, it makes you feel worried or unhappy. She warned me not to say anything to upset him... Don't upset yourself, Ida. VERB: V n, V pron-refl • upsetting Childhood illness can be upsetting for children and parents alike... I will never see him again and that is a terribly upsetting thought. = distressing ADJ: usu v-link ADJ 3. If events upset something such as a procedure or a state of affairs, they cause it to go wrong. ...a deal that would upset the balance of power in the world's gold markets... VERB: V n • Upset is also a noun. Markets are very sensitive to any upsets in the Japanese economic machine. N-COUNT 4. If you upset an object, you accidentally knock or push it over so that it scatters over a large area. Don't upset the piles of sheets under the box. VERB: V n 5. A stomach upset is a slight illness in your stomach caused by an infection or by something that you have eaten. Paul was unwell last night with a stomach upset... N-COUNT: supp N • Upset is also an adjective. Larry is suffering from an upset stomach. ADJ: ADJ n 6. to upset the applecart: see applecart

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Overturn, capsize, tip over. 2. Turn upside down, invert. 3. Overthrow. 4. Disconcert, discompose, throw off one's centre, agitate, perturb, startle, fluster, shock, excite, bouleverser. 5. Defeat, checkmate.

Moby Thesaurus

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