Upset
[ʌp'set] or [ʌp'sɛt]
Definition
(noun.) the act of upsetting something; 'he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed'.
(noun.) 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'.
(noun.) a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging.
(verb.) disturb the balance or stability of; 'The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries'.
(verb.) defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; 'The foreign team upset the local team'.
(verb.) cause to lose one's composure.
(adj.) mildly physically distressed; 'an upset stomach' .
(adj.) used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win; 'the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers' .
Editor: Luke--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To set up; to put upright.
(v. t.) To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end.
(v. t.) To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends.
(v. t.) To overturn, overthrow, or overset; as, to upset a carriage; to upset an argument.
(v. t.) To disturb the self-possession of; to disorder the nerves of; to make ill; as, the fright upset her.
(v. i.) To become upset.
(a.) Set up; fixed; determined; -- used chiefly or only in the phrase upset price; that is, the price fixed upon as the minimum for property offered in a public sale, or, in an auction, the price at which property is set up or started by the auctioneer, and the lowest price at which it will be sold.
(n.) The act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an overturn; as, the wagon had an upset.
Inputed by Hilary
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Overturn, capsize, tip over, turn topsy-turvy.
Inputed by Elisabeth
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Overturn, overthrow, capsize, overbalance, subvert, disestablish
ANT:Establish, plant, stabilitate, corroborate, confirm
Checked by Danny
Definition
v.t. to turn upside down: to overthrow.—v.i. to be upset.—n. Up′set an overturn.—adj. relating to what is set up for sale in phrase Upset price the sum at which anything is started at a public sale.—ns. Upset′ment; Upset′ter.—adj. Upset′ting discomposing: (Scot.) conceited assuming.
Checker: Max
Examples
- In a place like this I'm sure to upset something, tread on people's toes, or do something dreadful, so I keep out of mischief and let Meg sail about. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The fact is that I am a little upset, and you must put it all down to that. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Sir Percival filled another glass from the decanter so awkwardly that he upset it and spilt all the wine over the table. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Edison's whole method of work would upset the system of any office. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Put it down on the table, please, and don't upset anything. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- But Mr. Welland was terribly upset; he had a slight temperature every morning while we were waiting to hear what had been decided. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I feel quite upset, said the good lady, as she hastily departed. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Jo's upset the cake again! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- How far otherwise he would have characterized him had his temper not been upset, I scarcely need intimate. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- At the same time I recognize that the evidence is purely circumstantial, and that some new development may upset it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Stage-coaches were upsetting in all directions, horses were bolting, boats were overturning, and boilers were bursting. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It's very bad for him to be worried, and whenever anything upsetting happens, it always brings on an attack. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I persisted in upsetting him by returning again and again to the subject. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Don't blame me for upsetting your sleeping arrangements, Mr. Betteredge--blame the Diamond. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- No insight into the evident fact that power upsets all mechanical foresight and gravitates toward the natural leaders seems to have illuminated those historic deliberations. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Typist: Sophie