Synonym: agitate, bother, capsize, confuse, defeat, disturb, fluster, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, perturb, revolution, ruffle, shake, tip over, trouble, unnerve, unsettle. Similar words: upstairs, glimpse, collapse, set, set off, set out, set up, asset. Meaning: [ʌp'set] n. 1. an unhappy and worried mental state 2. the act of disturbing the mind or body 3. condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning 4. a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging 5. the act of upsetting something 6. an improbable and unexpected victory. v. 1. disturb the balance or stability of 2. cause to lose one's composure 3. move deeply 4. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position 5. form metals with a swage 6. defeat suddenly and unexpectedly. adj. 1. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief 2. thrown into a state of disarray or confusion 3. used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win 4. mildly physically distressed 5. having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom.
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181) On Monday I was still upset and I phoned in sick to work.
182) It would be quite an upset if the favourite didn't win.
183) The ban on cigarette advertising will upset the tobacco lobby.
184) After a pause Alex said sharply: "I'm sorry if I've upset you".
185) He arrived an hour late and upset all our arrangements.sentencedict .com
186) I didn't mean to upset her - it was just a bit of fun.
187) I know he feels upset, and I can relate to that.
188) Why did you go and upset your mother like that?
189) She was very upset at what to him was just a throwaway remark.
190) If you are the victim of a burglary, the emotional upset can affect you for a long time.
191) All this has upset me. I need time to digest it all.
192) Then I saw how late it was and I'm like, so upset.
193) There's no point in getting upset about such remarks - you've just got to laugh them off.
194) We were in an impossible situation. Whatever we decided to do would upset someone.
195) It's all ancient history and I'm not upset any more.
196) Was she really upset or was that just an act?
197) You mustn't upset your sister with any more nonsense about ghosts.
198) He'd really upset her and he didn't seem at all sorry.
199) He was so upset that he was incapable of coherent thought.
200) I know you're upset, but when all's said and done it isn't exactly a disaster.
201) I don't know why he gets so upset about something that is utterly trivial.
202) He's been off his food ever since he had the stomach upset.
203) I don't want to upset him again like before. It is also used instead of as if:It looks like we're going to be late. These uses of like are common but are not considered correct in formal written English.
204) Women like her seldom stay on an even keel. Even the smallest things upset them.
205) No, I'm not too upset that he left - in fact, I was glad to see the back of him.
206) It's not like you to get so upset. What's brought this on ?
207) When referees make contentious decisions players are going to be upset, and anyone who thinks otherwise is living in cloud-cuckoo-land.
208) A good many people were upset about the new tax.
209) If you all gravitate to one side, you'll upset the boat.
210) I've got an upset stomach/tummy - serves me right for eating so much.
More similar words: upstairs, glimpse, collapse, set, set off, set out, set up, asset, settle, closet, set down, setting, set free, set forth, set back, set about, settle for, set aside, set apart, settle down, set fire to, give rise to, settlement, unsettling.