noun
1. an improbable and unexpected victory
e.g. the biggest upset since David beat Goliath
Synonym: overturn
2. the act of upsetting something
e.g. he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed
Synonym: overturnturnover
3. the act of disturbing the mind or body
e.g. his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset
she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living
Synonym: derangementoverthrow
4. a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
Synonym: swage
5. a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
e.g. the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder
everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time
Synonym: disorder
6. an unhappy and worried mental state
e.g. there was too much anger and disturbance
she didn't realize the upset she caused me
Synonym: disturbanceperturbation
verb
1. disturb the balance or stability of
e.g. The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries
2. defeat suddenly and unexpectedly
e.g. The foreign team upset the local team
3. form metals with a swage
Synonym: swage
4. move deeply
e.g. This book upset me
A troubling thought
Synonym: disturbtrouble
5. cause to lose one's composure
Synonym: discomposeuntunedisconcertdiscomfit
6. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
e.g. The cat knocked over the flower vase
the clumsy customer turned over the vase
he tumped over his beer
Synonym: overturntip overturn overknock overbowl overtump over
adj
1. thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
e.g. troops fleeing in broken ranks
a confused mass of papers on the desk
the small disordered room
with everything so upset
Synonym: brokenconfuseddisordered
2. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
e.g. 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
Synonym: disquieteddistresseddisturbedworried
3. having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
e.g. an overturned car
the upset pitcher of milk
sat on an upturned bucket
Synonym: overturnedupturned
4. mildly physically distressed
e.g. an upset stomach