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Synonyms for upset
ʌpˈsɛt; ˈʌpˌsɛtup·set
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Wiktionary
upsetverb
upsetverb
Disturbance or disruption.
My late arrival caused the professor considerable upset.
Synonyms:
sadden, overturn, invert, turn upside down, distress, disrupt, disturb, anger, angry, unhappy, distressed, disturbance, disruption, tipupsetverb
To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
His stomach was upset, so he didn't want to move.
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sadden, disrupt, turn upside down, overturn, invert, distress, tip, disturb, angerupsetverb
An overturn.
collision and upset: impact with another object or an overturn for whatever reason.
Synonyms:
overturn, sadden, disturb, anger, distress, turn upside down, disrupt, invert, tipupsetverb
To defeat unexpectedly.
Truman upset Dewey in the 1948 US presidential election.
Synonyms:
invert, overturn, disrupt, distress, sadden, tip, disturb, anger, turn upside down
English Synonyms and Antonyms
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
upset
Synonyms:
overturn, overthrow, capsize, overbalance, subvert, disestablishAntonyms:
establish, plant, stabilitate, corroborate, confirm
Princeton's WordNet
disturbance, perturbation, upsetnoun
an unhappy and worried mental state
"there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"
Synonyms:
commotion, mental disturbance, hurly burly, disorder, disturbance, mental disorder, folie, overturn, flutter, to-do, psychological disorder, perturbation, kerfuffle, turnover, hoo-ha, disruption, fluster, interference, ruffle, fray, noise, derangement, overthrow, affray, swage, hoo-hahAntonyms:
untroubled, organized, unturned, expected, wellupset, derangement, overthrownoun
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"
Synonyms:
disturbance, disorder, mental unsoundness, perturbation, overturn, derangement, turnover, overthrow, swage, unbalanceAntonyms:
expected, untroubled, well, organized, unturneddisorder, upsetnoun
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"
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disorder, perturbation, overturn, disorderliness, swage, turnover, overthrow, disturbance, derangementAntonyms:
expected, well, untroubled, unturned, organizedupset, swagenoun
a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
Synonyms:
disturbance, disorder, perturbation, overturn, derangement, turnover, overthrow, swageAntonyms:
untroubled, well, unturned, expected, organizedupset, overturn, turnovernoun
the act of upsetting something
"he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
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disturbance, disorder, employee turnover, perturbation, dollar volume, overturn, derangement, turnover, overthrow, turnover rate, swageAntonyms:
well, unturned, expected, organized, untroubledoverturn, upsetadjective
an improbable and unexpected victory
"the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
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disorder, perturbation, overturn, derangement, swage, turnover, overthrow, disturbanceAntonyms:
untroubled, organized, well, expected, unturneddisquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worriedadjective
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
"too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"
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stressed, disordered, mad, unhinged, sick, overturned, worried, upturned, distressed, maladjusted, confused, apprehensive, brainsick, demented, unhappy, hard put, upset(a), broken, hard-pressed, crazy, disquieted, disturbed, unbalanced, in a bad way(p), dysphoricAntonyms:
organized, untroubled, well, expected, unturnedbroken, confused, disordered, upsetadjective
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"
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overturned, scattered, rugged, impoverished, befuddled, at sea, upset(a), confounded, disconnected, upturned, illogical, mixed-up, unkept, bemused, disoriented, humbled, disquieted, low, broken, lost, disjointed, unordered, disturbed, wiped out(p), disordered, bewildered, worried, baffled, garbled, crushed, mazed, confused, busted, broken in, distressed, humiliated, unconnectedAntonyms:
well, untroubled, unturned, organized, expectedupset(a)adjective
used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win
"the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"
Antonyms:
well, expected, untroubled, organized, unturnedupsetadjective
mildly physically distressed
"an upset stomach"
Synonyms:
worried, disquieted, broken, distressed, upturned, upset(a), disordered, disturbed, confused, overturnedAntonyms:
untroubled, organized, unturned, expected, welloverturned, upset, upturnedverb
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"
Synonyms:
worried, disquieted, broken, distressed, upset(a), overturned, upturned, disordered, retrousse, disturbed, confused, tip-tiltedAntonyms:
expected, untroubled, unturned, organized, wellupsetverb
disturb the balance or stability of
"The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"
Synonyms:
disturb, trouble, tump over, discompose, overturn, tip over, turn over, untune, discomfit, swage, bowl over, disconcert, knock overAntonyms:
well, expected, untroubled, unturned, organizedupset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfitverb
cause to lose one's composure
Synonyms:
tip over, turn over, confuse, bowl over, overturn, flurry, discompose, discomfit, tump over, disconcert, knock over, trouble, disturb, put off, untune, swageAntonyms:
organized, well, untroubled, unturned, expecteddisturb, upset, troubleverb
move deeply
"This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
Synonyms:
discomfit, touch, shake up, raise up, disorder, interrupt, cark, commove, bother, inconvenience oneself, agitate, disquiet, turn over, put out, perturb, trouble oneself, tump over, unhinge, incommode, disoblige, trouble, overturn, bowl over, discommode, discompose, tip over, inconvenience, swage, untune, disconcert, vex, ail, knock over, stir up, disturb, distract, painAntonyms:
expected, organized, unturned, untroubled, welloverturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump oververb
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"
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discomfit, turn, bowl over, bring down, dig, overthrow, vacate, flip, pass, pass on, annul, debate, overrule, reach, boggle, roll, lift, rescind, swage, tump over, moot, flabbergast, give, deliberate, override, subvert, overturn, repeal, delve, revolutionize, discompose, tip over, trouble, flip over, turn over, reverse, untune, revoke, disconcert, consider, revolutionise, knock over, disturb, countermand, hand, cut intoAntonyms:
organized, unturned, untroubled, expected, wellswage, upsetverb
form metals with a swage
Synonyms:
disturb, trouble, tump over, discompose, overturn, tip over, turn over, untune, discomfit, swage, bowl over, disconcert, knock overAntonyms:
unturned, well, expected, organized, untroubledupsetverb
defeat suddenly and unexpectedly
"The foreign team upset the local team"
Synonyms:
disturb, trouble, tump over, discompose, overturn, tip over, turn over, untune, discomfit, swage, bowl over, disconcert, knock overAntonyms:
organized, expected, well, untroubled, unturned
Editors Contribution
exasperated
to be frustrated with a turn of events, etc.
i was exasperated by her lack of knowledge
Dictionary of English Synonymes
upsetverb
Synonyms:
overturn, capsize, tip over, turn topsy-turvy
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How to use upset in a sentence?
If I seem upset, I am, this is senseless. It doesn't need to happen. It continues to happen over and over again.
We were trying to make it even before the heart attack happened, we were getting close, then the heart attack happened and pushed us back like a year or something. But after the heart attack, the movie just became informed by it, because they told me,' Hey, you got a 20 % chance of living tonight' -- which is like' You've got an 80 % chance of dying, motherf-cker.' And so all I could think about was, like,' Oh, s ---, this is the end.' And I wasn't upset, I wasn't wailing and gnashing teeth. I was like,' You know what ? I had a really good run, and I'm only 47, and that part sucks, but I can't complain.'.
The president and his lawyers are upset about the professional prosecutors in the Southern District of New York going after a non-crime and the innuendo the president was involved.
They were very upset and helpless, it took them a while to come to see us because they never knew it was going to be such a serious issue.
I am very disillusioned, very upset, and very surprised that they would make such a decision, freedom isnt free.
Translations for upset
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- omkrap, versteur, omgekrap, ontstel, ontsteldAfrikaans
- أغضبArabic
- trasbalsat, disgustat, molestCatalan, Valencian
- rozrušenýCzech
- oprørtDanish
- umwerfen, umschlagen, umkehren, kentern, auf den Kopf stellen, ärgern, aufregen, umstoßen, stürzen, umkippen, umdrehen, verärgertGerman
- molesto, enfadado, trastornado, perturbadoSpanish
- yllätysvoitto, kaatuminen, sekoittaa, järkyttää, sekaisin, kaataa, järkyttynyt, poissa tolaltaan, tuohtunut, pahoillaan, häiriö, vatsavaiva, hermostuttaa, saada pois tolaltaanFinnish
- fâché, dérangé, bouleversé, bouleverser, renverser, contrarié, énerver, remué, perturbéFrench
- meath-thinneasIrish
- tro-chèile, buairScottish Gaelic
- परेशानHindi
- meglepetésgyőzelem, gyomorrontás, zavarHungarian
- innervosire, turbare, rovesciare, turbamento, sorpresa, sconvolgere, angosciare, capovolgere, ribaltareItalian
- くよくよ, 引っ繰り返すJapanese
- განაწყენებული, გაბრაზებულიGeorgian
- porohuriMāori
- verontrusten, verstoren, van streek, overstuur, van zijn stuk brengen, verwarren, geschokt, omstoten, verstoring, verwarring, ontdaan, overstuur makenDutch
- rozstrojony, zmartwienie, zaniepokojony, psuć, niepokoićPolish
- desgosto, desarranjar, capotar, triste, surpresa, perturbar, chateadoPortuguese
- deranja, da peste cap, răsturna, supărat, deranjare, capotare, deranjat, discomfort, necăji, perturba, grețos, supărare, greață, tulbura, supăraRomanian
- огорчить, сердить, расстраивать, расстроить, огорчать, расстроенный, рассердить, огорчённыйRussian
- orolig, upprördSwedish
- อารมณ์เสียThai
- засмученийUkrainian
- پریشانUrdu
- tứcVietnamese
- 沮喪的Chinese
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