an unhappy and worried mental state; there was too much anger and disturbance; she didnt realize the upset she caused me

[ Syn: disturbance , perturbation ]

the act of disturbing the mind or body; his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset; she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living

[ Syn: derangement , overthrow ]

a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder; everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time

[ Syn: disorder ]

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

[ Syn: swage ]

the act of upsetting something; he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed

[ Syn: overturn , turnover ]

an improbable and unexpected victory; the biggest upset since David beat Goliath

[ Syn: overturn ]

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; too upset to say anything; spent many disquieted moments; distressed about her sons leaving home; lapsed into disturbed sleep; worried parents; a worried frown; one last worried check of the sleeping children

[ Syn: disquieted , distressed , disturbed , worried ]

thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; troops fleeing in broken ranks; a confused mass of papers on the desk; the small disordered room; with everything so upset

[ Syn: broken , confused , disordered ]

used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win; the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers'

mildly physically distressed; an upset stomach'

having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; an overturned car; the upset pitcher of milk; sat on an upturned bucket

[ Syn: overturned , upturned ]

disturb the balance or stability of; The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries'

cause to lose ones composure

[ Syn: discompose , untune , disconcert , discomfit ]

move deeply; This book upset me; A troubling thought

[ Syn: disturb , trouble ]

cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; The cat knocked over the flower vase; the clumsy customer turned over the vase; he tumped over his beer

[ Syn: overturn , tip over , turn over , knock over , bowl over , tump over ]

form metals with a swage

[ Syn: swage ]

defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; The foreign team upset the local team'