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| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
uhp
set
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| inflections: |
upsets, upsetting, upset |
| definition 1: |
When something upsets you, it makes you angry or sad or afraid. You are not calm anymore.
Ian's teasing always upsets his sister.- synonyms:
- distress, disturb
- antonyms:
- steady
- similar words:
- afflict, rattle, shake, shock, trouble, worry
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| definition 2: |
When you upset something, you make it fall over or disturb it in some way.
The cat upset the vase, and water spilled everywhere.Ella moved her elbow and upset the saltshaker.- synonyms:
- tip over
- antonyms:
- steady
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| definition 3: |
When your team upsets the other team, it means that your team wins the game even though the other team was strongly expected to win.
The local team upset the team from the big city.- similar words:
- beat, cream, defeat, whip
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| related words: |
disagree, disturb, down, embarrass, hurt, lick, reverse, rock, startle, stir, trip |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
uhp
set
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| definition: |
When a basketball team has an upset, it means that they beat the team that was expected to win.
The whole town celebrated the upset that happened on Saturday when their team won the game against the champions from last year.- similar words:
- defeat
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| related words: |
bother, chaos |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
uhp
set
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| definition 1: |
When you are upset, you are angry or sad or very worried about something. You are not calm at all. If you're stomach is upset, it means that something is wrong with it. It is irritated and making you uncomfortable or giving you pain.
When Jordan's mom heard about his accident at school, she was very upset.When Jill's dog got hurt, the whole family was upset.My stomach was upset after ate all those pickles, but I feel better now.
- antonyms:
- calm
- similar words:
- annoyed, worried
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| definition 2: |
When something is upset, it's not standing up straight anymore. Something tipped it over.
After the big storm, there were many fallen branches and upset mailboxes.- similar words:
- upside down
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| related words: |
queasy, sick, sore, wild |
| derivations: |
upsettable (adj.), upsettingly (adv.), upsetter (n.) |
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