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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun, adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
uhp
set
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| inflections: |
upsets, upsetting, upset |
| definition 1: |
to tip over; overturn.
The cat upset the vase.- synonyms:
- overthrow, overturn, tip over, topple, upend
- antonyms:
- steady
- similar words:
- capsize
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| definition 2: |
to cause emotional or physical distress to; perturb.
Their false accusations upset her immensely.Milk always upsets his stomach.- synonyms:
- agitate, discompose, disquiet, distress, disturb, fluster, perturb, unsettle
- antonyms:
- console, steady
- similar words:
- afflict, discomfort, disconcert, dismay, fret, grieve, hit, jangle, jar, rattle, ruffle, sadden, shake, shock, topple, traumatize, trouble, vex, worry
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| definition 3: |
to throw into disorder; derange.
A sudden breeze upset the papers on her desk.The news of the oil spill upset the financial markets.- synonyms:
- derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, disorder, disturb
- similar words:
- dishevel, disorganize, mess up, perturb
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| definition 4: |
to defeat (an opponent that was considered very likely to win).
The underdog upset the favored team.- similar words:
- annihilate, beat, clobber, cream, defeat, displace, oust, rout, thrash, topple, trounce, wallop, whip
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| related words: |
ail, appall, bowl over, devastate, disagree, distract, disturb, down, embarrass, fret, hurt, lick, miff, nag, outrage, overpower, overthrow, reverse, rock, rumple, startle, stir, teeter, trip, tumble, turn |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
uhp
set
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| definition 1: |
to become overturned; tip; capsize.
- synonyms:
- overturn, tip
- similar words:
- capsize, topple, tumble, upend
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| definition 2: |
to become disturbed or distressed.
- synonyms:
- fluster, unsettle
- similar words:
- ruffle
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| related words: |
fret, nag, trouble |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
uhp
set
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| definition 1: |
an instance, process, or condition of being upset.
The upset of the chairs was soon righted.- synonyms:
- overturn
- similar words:
- overthrow, toppling, upending
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| definition 2: |
a perturbed or irritated physical or emotional state; agitation.
Spicy foods give her a stomach upset.The nation is in an upset over the news.- synonyms:
- fluster, perturbation
- similar words:
- agitation, bother, discomfiture, disorder, distraction, distress, ferment, irritation, turmoil
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| definition 3: |
the unanticipated defeat of an opponent considered likely to win.
The team's upset caused lively commotion at the sports bar.- similar words:
- defeat, overthrow, rout
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| definition 4: |
a condition of confusion; disorder; jumble.
The apartment was in an upset while the new tenant was moving in.- synonyms:
- confusion, disarray, disorder, jumble, mess, mix-up, muddle
- similar words:
- shambles
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| related words: |
bother, chaos, disarray, overturn, tip, tumble |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
uhp
set
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| definition 1: |
tipped over; overturned.
- synonyms:
- overturned, upended
- similar words:
- inverted, topsy-turvy, upside down
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| definition 2: |
emotionally or physically distressed; perturbed.
- synonyms:
- agitated, distressed, flustered, perturbed
- antonyms:
- calm, collected, serene
- similar words:
- annoyed, overwrought, restless, worried
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| definition 3: |
in disorder; disorganized; topsy-turvy.
- synonyms:
- disorderly, disorganized, topsy-turvy, upside down
- similar words:
- chaotic, jumbled, messy, muddled
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| related words: |
burning, disconcerted, frantic, jumpy, queasy, restless, sick, sore, turbulent, wild |
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| derivations: |
upsettable (adj.), upsettingly (adv.), upsetter (n.) |
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