upset
Angry, distressed, or unhappy
Adjective 2 meanings
Angry, distressed, or unhappy
“He was upset when she refused his friendship.”
Feeling unwell, nauseated, or ready to vomit.
“His stomach was upset, so he didn't want to move.”
Noun 4 meanings
Disturbance or disruption.
“My late arrival caused the professor considerable upset.”
An unexpected victory of a competitor or candidate that was not favored to win.
An overturn.
“"collision and upset": impact with another object or an overturn for whatever reason.”
An upset stomach.
Verb 4 meanings
To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
“I’m sure the bad news will upset him, but he needs to know.”
To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
“Introducing a foreign species can upset the ecological balance.”
To tip or overturn (something).
To defeat unexpectedly.
“Truman upset Dewey in the 1948 US presidential election.”
Etymology
From Middle English upset (“the act of setting up; establishment”), from Middle English upsetten, corresponding to up- + set. Cognate with Middle Low German upset (“setup; arrangement”).
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UPSET at a glance
UPSET has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (U 1 + P 3 + S 1 + E 1 + T 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,415 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with upset
All rhymesOne letter away
- UNSET5
- UPSEE7
- UPSEY10
- UPJET14
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