upset

Forms

1.Angry, distressed, or unhappy
- He was upset when she refused his friendship.
- My children often get upset with their classmates.
2.Feeling unwell, nauseated, or ready to vomit.
- Bryan came home from school with an upset tummy.
- His stomach was upset, so he didn't want to move.

1.Disturbance or disruption.
- My late arrival caused the professor considerable upset.
2.An unexpected victory of a competitor or candidate that was not favored to win.
- Sanders’s win in Michigan was one of the greatest upsets in modern political history.
- The sudden rise of Shah’s party is a stunning upset for the small Himalayan country of 30 million wedged between India and China.
- But it is probably the biggest upset for the away side since Ronnie Radford smashed a famous goal as Hereford defeated Newcastle 2-1 in 1972.
3.An overturn.
4.An upset stomach.

1.To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
- I’m sure the bad news will upset him, but he needs to know.
2.To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
- The fatty meat upset his stomach.
- Introducing a foreign species can upset the ecological balance.

Uncommon· #3207

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”).