upset
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- sick, ill, queasy
- distressed, agitated, bothered, dismayed, disturbed, grieved, hurt, put out, troubled, worried
- disordered, chaotic, confused, disarrayed, in disarray, muddled
- overturned, capsized, spilled, upside down
[verb]
Synonyms:
- tip over, capsize, knock over, overturn, spill
- mess up, change, disorder, disorganize, disturb, spoil
- distress, agitate, bother, disconcert, disturb, faze, fluster, grieve, perturb, ruffle, trouble
[noun]
Synonyms:
- reversal, defeat, shake-up (informal)
- illness, bug (informal), complaint, disorder, malady, sickness
- distress, agitation, bother, disturbance, shock, trouble, worry

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Related Idioms: rock the boat
Related Words: invert, reverse, bend, curve, turn, bewilder, confound, distract, unman, unnerve, afflict, indispose, lay up, ail, suffer, debilitate, incapacitate, invalid

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English Thesaurus: hurt, injure, wound, maim, break, ...

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I. up‧set¹ S2 /ˌʌpˈset◂/ adjective
[Word Family: adjective: upset, upsetting; verb: upset; noun: upset]

1. [not before noun] unhappy and worried because something unpleasant or disappointing has happened
upset by/about/at etc
She was deeply upset about the way her father treated her.
upset that
Debbie was upset that he didn’t spend more time with her.

2. be upset with somebody if you are upset with someone, you are angry and annoyed with them:
You’re not still upset with me, are you?

3. upset stomach an illness that affects the stomach and makes you feel sick

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II. up‧set² S2 /ʌpˈset/ verb (past tense and past participle upset, present participle upsetting) [transitive]
[Word Family: adjective: upset, upsetting; verb: upset; noun: upset]
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: Probably from upset 'to set up, raise' (15-17 centuries)]

1. MAKE SOMEBODY UNHAPPY to make someone feel unhappy or worried:
Don’t do anything that would upset him.

2. CHANGE SOMETHING to change a plan or situation in a way that causes problems:
The chemicals upset the balance of the environment.

3. MAKE SOMETHING FALL to push something over without intending to:
He upset a bowl of soup.

4. DEFEAT to defeat an opponent who is considered to be much better than you:
Jones upset the 40th-ranked American, Cunningham.

5. upset the apple cart informal to completely spoil someone’s plans

6. upset your stomach to affect your stomach and make you feel sick:
The soup was revolting and upset my stomach.
—upsetting adjective

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III. up‧set³ /ˈʌpset/ noun
[Word Family: adjective: upset, upsetting; verb: upset; noun: upset]

1. [uncountable and countable] worry and unhappiness caused by an unexpected problem:
If you are the victim of a burglary, the emotional upset can affect you for a long time.

2. [countable] when a person or team defeats an opponent who is considered to be much better than them:
There was a major upset when the young skater took the gold medal.

3. stomach upset an illness that affects the stomach and makes you feel sick

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upset
adj.
VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get Don't get so upset about it!
remain | leave sb, make sb The incident had left him visibly angry and upset.
ADV. badly, bitterly, deeply, desperately, dreadfully, extremely, genuinely, greatly, particularly, profoundly, really, seriously, terribly, very She's obviously deeply upset by his behaviour.
thoroughly | a bit, a little, pretty, quite, rather | clearly, obviously, visibly
PREP. about upset about her divorce
at He was upset at missing all the excitement.
by upset by the death of their pet
with I think she may be a bit upset with you.

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upset
noun
ADJ. big, major | minor | emotional
VERB + UPSET have We had our first major upset when Rogers was taken off with a leg injury.
cause

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upset
verb
ADV. badly, deeply, really, terribly | easily She was sensitive and easily upset.
VERB + UPSET not mean to, not want to, not wish to I'm sorry?I didn't mean to upset you. Keep the volume down?we don't want to upset the neighbours!
be likely to This decision is likely to upset a lot of people.

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hurt to damage part of your body, or someone else’s body:
She slipped on the ice and hurt herself badly.
Be careful you don’t hurt anyone with that knife.
injure to hurt yourself quite severely, or to be hurt in an accident or fighting:
One of our players has injured his leg, and will be out of the game for weeks.
Four people have been seriously injured on the Arizona highway.
wound to deliberately hurt someone using a weapon such as a knife or gun:
The gunmen shot and killed twelve people and wounded three others.
maim /meɪm/ [usually passive] to hurt someone very severely, especially so that they lose an arm, leg etc, often as the result of an explosion:
In countries where there are landmines, people are killed and maimed daily.
break to hurt a part of your body by breaking a bone in it:
The X-ray showed that I had broken my wrist.
bruise to hurt a part of your body when you fall on it or hit it, causing a dark mark to appear on your skin:
Cathy fell off her bike and bruised her legs badly.
sprain/twist to hurt your knee, wrist, shoulder etc by suddenly twisting it while you are moving:
I jumped down from the wall and landed awkwardly, spraining my ankle.
strain/pull to hurt one of your muscles by stretching it or using it too much:
When you are lifting heavy loads, be careful not to strain a back muscle.
dislocate to damage a joint in your body in a way that moves the two parts of the joint out of their normal position:
Our best batsman dislocated his shoulder during training.
paralyse [usually passive] to make someone lose the ability to move part or all of their body:
A climbing accident had left him paralysed from the chest down.
ache to hurt with a continuous pain:
I’d been walking all day and my legs were really aching.
throb to feel a bad pain that comes and goes again in a regular and continuous way:
Lou had a terrible headache and his whole head seemed to be throbbing.
sting to feel a sharp pain, or to make someone feel this, especially in your eyes, throat, or skin:
My throat stings every time I swallow.
This injection may sting a little.
smart to hurt with a sudden sharp pain – used especially about your eyes, or your skin where something has hit you:
Her eyes were smarting from the thick smoke.
Jackson’s face was still smarting from the punch.
burn to feel very hot and painful or uncomfortable:
Be careful because this chemical will make your skin burn.
His eyes were burning because of the gas.
pinch if something you are wearing pinches you, it is too tight and presses painfully on your skin:
The shirt was a bit too small and it was pinching my neck.
something is killing me spoken informal used when something feels very painful:
My legs are killing me.
These shoes are killing me.
a bad back/leg/arm etc if you have a bad back/leg/arm etc, it feels painful:
He’s off work with a bad back.
upset [not before noun] unhappy and worried because something unpleasant or disappointing has happened:
Miss Hurley is too upset to speak to anyone at the moment.
She’s still deeply upset about her uncle’s death.
He’s upset that he didn’t get an invitation to their wedding.
distressed very upset:
Priests have been counselling distressed relatives of the victims.
She was visibly distressed after hearing of her husband’s accident.
Matilda was too distressed to speak.
distraught written so upset and worried that you are unable to do normal things, and nothing can make you feel calm:
Benson was so distraught over the breakup of his marriage that he felt like committing suicide.
The distraught parents of the missing baby have made a public appeal for her return.
in a (terrible) state British English informal so upset that you cannot stop crying:
She called me one night in a terrible state, saying she wanted to die.
I could see that she was in a bit of a state.
be worked up informal to be very upset or angry, so that you think things are worse than they really are:
I was too worked up to sleep.
It’s not worth getting worked up about. Anyone can make a mistake.

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upset [not before noun] unhappy and worried because something unpleasant or disappointing has happened:
Miss Hurley is too upset to speak to anyone at the moment.
She’s still deeply upset about her uncle’s death.
He’s upset that he didn’t get an invitation to their wedding.
hurt upset and shocked because someone has been unkind to you, especially someone that you trusted and thought was a friend:
Bill felt deeply hurt when he realized she had lied to him.
Gretta was really hurt that none of her friends came to visit her in the hospital.
Jackson was said to be ‘deeply hurt’ by the newspaper reports about him.
He had a hurt expression on his face.
distressed very upset:
Priests have been counselling distressed relatives of the victims.
She was visibly distressed after hearing of her husband’s accident.
Matilda was too distressed to speak.
distraught written so upset and worried that you are unable to do normal things, and nothing can make you feel calm:
Benson was so distraught over the breakup of his marriage that he felt like committing suicide.
The distraught parents of the missing baby have made a public appeal for her return.
in a (terrible) state British English informal so upset that you cannot stop crying:
She called me one night in a terrible state, saying she wanted to die.
I could see that she was in a bit of a state.
be worked up informal to be very upset or angry, so that you think things are worse than they really are:
I was too worked up to sleep.
It’s not worth getting worked up about. Anyone can make a mistake.
victory noun [uncountable and countable] a situation in which you win a battle, game, election, or dispute:
The crowds celebrated Italy’s victory against England.
The party won a comfortable victory in the general election.
We’re very confident of victory.
win noun [countable] a victory in a sports game or in a competition:
It was an important win for the Yankees.
A couple from London are celebrating a big lottery win.
triumph noun [countable] written an important victory, especially in war or politics:
Thatcher’s greatest triumph was becoming the UK’s first female Prime Minister.
conquest noun [countable] a situation in which one country wins a war against another country and takes control of it:
the Spanish conquest of Mexico
Caesar is well-known for his military conquests.
landslide noun [countable] an election victory in which one party or candidate gets far more votes than their opponents:
In 1945, there was a Labour landslide.
walkover especially British English, cakewalk American English noun [countable] informal a very easy victory:
The match was expected to be a walkover for Brazil.

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victory noun [uncountable and countable] a situation in which you win a battle, game, election, or dispute:
The crowds celebrated Italy’s victory against England.
The party won a comfortable victory in the general election.
We’re very confident of victory.
win noun [countable] a victory in a sports game or in a competition:
It was an important win for the Yankees.
A couple from London are celebrating a big lottery win.
triumph noun [countable] written an important victory, especially in war or politics:
Thatcher’s greatest triumph was becoming the UK’s first female Prime Minister.
conquest noun [countable] a situation in which one country wins a war against another country and takes control of it:
the Spanish conquest of Mexico
Caesar is well-known for his military conquests.
landslide noun [countable] an election victory in which one party or candidate gets far more votes than their opponents:
In 1945, there was a Labour landslide.
walkover especially British English, cakewalk American English noun [countable] informal a very easy victory:
The match was expected to be a walkover for Brazil.
upset noun [countable] a situation in which the person, team, party etc that was expected to win is defeated:
Truman pulled off the greatest election upset in United States history.
come first/be first to win a race or competition:
Our team came first.
Jo was first in the race and I was second.
finish in first place (also come in first) to win a race, competition, or election:
The Democratic candidate finished in first place.
I couldn’t believe it when the horse I chose came in first.
come out on top informal to win a game, competition, argument etc:
United came out on top after a thrilling game.
They did a survey and the Swedish car-maker came out on top.
If you try to argue with him, he always comes out on top.
be leading/be in the lead to be winning a game, race election etc at the moment:
The High School team are leading with sixty points.
With only two minutes left to play, we were still in the lead.
be ahead to be doing better than someone else in a game, competition, or election:
He’s still fifty seconds ahead of his nearest rival.
A week before the election, they were still ahead in the polls.

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win to be the best or most successful in a competition, game, election etc:
Italy won the World Cup in 2006.
He has a realistic chance of winning the Championship.
come first/be first to win a race or competition:
Our team came first.
Jo was first in the race and I was second.
finish in first place (also come in first) to win a race, competition, or election:
The Democratic candidate finished in first place.
I couldn’t believe it when the horse I chose came in first.
triumph written to win a great victory, especially after a long and difficult battle, game etc:
Britain triumphed over its enemies.
In the end, the Yankees triumphed.
come out on top informal to win a game, competition, argument etc:
United came out on top after a thrilling game.
They did a survey and the Swedish car-maker came out on top.
If you try to argue with him, he always comes out on top.
be leading/be in the lead to be winning a game, race election etc at the moment:
The High School team are leading with sixty points.
With only two minutes left to play, we were still in the lead.
be ahead to be doing better than someone else in a game, competition, or election:
He’s still fifty seconds ahead of his nearest rival.
A week before the election, they were still ahead in the polls.
winner the person or thing that wins a race, competition etc:
A prize of £500 will be awarded to the winner.
the winning team/player/horse etc the one that wins:
The winning team will go through to the grand final in Milan.
champion (also the title holder American English) someone who has won a competition, especially in sport:
He became the heavyweight boxing champion.
record-holder someone who has achieved the fastest speed, the longest distance etc in a sport:
the world high-jump record-holder
a big win (=an important win, or one that you win by a large amount)
This is one of the biggest wins I’ve had.
an easy win
The Australian appeared to be heading for an easy win.
a comfortable win (=one that you win by a large amount, so that you do not have to worry about winning)
Chelsea had a comfortable win against Crystal Palace.
a convincing win especially British English (=a win by a large amount)
Scotland cruised to a convincing win over Ireland.
a five-point/two-goal etc win
The team had a nine-point win over Arizona.
have/score a win
We haven’t had a win for three games.
notch up a win (=achieve a win)
Escude has now notched up three consecutive wins over him.
pull off a win (=win when it is difficult to win)
The side has pulled off two excellent wins in the past couple of weeks.
clinch a win (=finally win after a difficult contest)
He suffered some anxious moments before clinching a 9–6 win over Dennis Taylor last night.
cruise to a win (=win easily)
Arsenal cruised to a win over Chelsea.
victory noun [uncountable and countable] a situation in which you win a battle, game, election, or dispute:
The crowds celebrated Italy’s victory against England.
The party won a comfortable victory in the general election.
We’re very confident of victory.
conquest noun [countable] a situation in which one country wins a war against another country and takes control of it:
the Spanish conquest of Mexico
Caesar is well-known for his military conquests.
landslide noun [countable] an election victory in which one party or candidate gets far more votes than their opponents:
In 1945, there was a Labour landslide.
walkover especially British English, cakewalk American English noun [countable] informal a very easy victory:
The match was expected to be a walkover for Brazil.
upset noun [countable] a situation in which the person, team, party etc that was expected to win is defeated:
Truman pulled off the greatest election upset in United States history.

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