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[ verb ] disturb the balance or stability of

Examples

"The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"

Used in print

(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)

Of_course , the crowning event that has dramatically upset the traditional pattern of English religious history was the friendly visit paid by Dr._Fisher , then Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury , to the Vatican last December .

Related terms

touch

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[ verb ] cause to lose one's composure

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

But the one that upset the financially wise was the professional dancer who related in a book how he parlayed his earnings into a $ 2000000 profit on the stock_market .

(W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)

But Sojourner was not easily excited or upset and said quite calmly : `` Let 's go and see what it_'s like '' .

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[ verb ] move deeply

Synonyms

disturb trouble

Examples

"This book upset me" "A troubling thought"

Used in print

(Raymond J. Corsini et al., Roleplaying in Business...)

To prevent the manager from deliberately controlling himself only during the sessions , they were rather lengthy ( about twenty minutes ) , the situations were imperfectly described to the manager so that he would not know what to expect , new antagonists were brought on the scene unexpectedly , and the antagonists were instructed to deliberately behave in such ways as to upset the manager and get him to operate in a manner for which he had been previously criticized .

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[ noun ] an unhappy and worried mental state

Examples

"there was too much anger and disturbance" "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"

Used in print

(Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)

His household had gone_through an upset .

Related terms

agitation disturb

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[ adjective ] thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

Examples

"troops fleeing in broken ranks" "a confused mass of papers on the desk" "the small disordered room" "with everything so upset"

Used in print

(Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)

But of_course the paterollers won n't be of any help , not with everything so upset and that Yankee cavalry outfit they say is running around , God_knows_where '' .

Related terms

disorganized

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[ adjective ] used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win

Examples

"the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Rabb , the former Louisiana_State field_general , came_off the bench for his debut with the Bills Sunday and directed his new team to a 22 - 12 upset victory over the Houston_Oilers , defending league champions .

Related terms

unexpected

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[ noun ] the act of disturbing the mind or body

Examples

"his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset" "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

In an effort to fortify himself against the unforeseen upsets sure to arise in the future , Herbert_A._Leggett , banker editor of the Phoenix `` Arizona_Progress '' , reflects upon a_few of the depressing experiences of the feverish fifties .

Related terms

disturbance perturb

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[ adjective ] afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

Examples

"too upset to say anything" "spent many disquieted moments" "distressed about her son's leaving home" "lapsed into disturbed sleep" "worried parents"

Used in print

(Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)

`` I'm terribly upset '' , she told a girl-friend .

Related terms

troubled

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[ verb ] form metals with a swage

Synonyms

swage

Related terms

shape swage

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[ verb ] cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

Examples

"The cat knocked over the flower vase" "the clumsy customer turned over the vase" "he tumped over his beer"

Related terms

move overturn overturn

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[ noun ] the act of upsetting something

Synonyms

turnover overturn

Examples

"he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"

Related terms

inversion overturn overturn

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[ adjective ] having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

Synonyms

overturned upturned

Examples

"an overturned car" "the upset pitcher of milk" "sat on an upturned bucket"

Related terms

turned

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[ verb ] defeat suddenly and unexpectedly

Examples

"The foreign team upset the local team"

Related terms

overcome overturn

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[ adjective ] mildly physically distressed

Examples

"an upset stomach"

Related terms

ill

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[ noun ] a tool used to thicken or spread (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging

Synonyms

swage

Related terms

tool swage

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[ noun ] an improbable and unexpected victory

Synonyms

overturn

Examples

"the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

Related terms

success

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