upset
up
ƌp
ap
set
ˈsɛt
set
/ʌpˈsɛt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "upset"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻŖā§āĻŖ

feeling disturbed or distressed due to a negative event
upset definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher noticed her student was upset and asked if everything was okay.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻŖā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϜāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϏāĻž āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ āϏāĻŦ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āφāϛ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāύāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˜ā§āύāĻŋāϤ, āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ

(of a stomach) disturbed or not functioning normally
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was feeling upset in his stomach from the stress of the day.
āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻšāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make a person unhappy or emotionally disturbed
Transitive: to upset sb
to upset definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The constant noise from the construction site upset the neighbors.
āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ§ā§āϰ⧁āĻŦāĻ• āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˜ā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to disturb or interrupt the normal function or order of something
Transitive: to upset order of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sudden resignation of the manager upset the entire office dynamic.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻĻāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏ⧇āϰ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˜ā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāϜāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻžāϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to achieve an unexpected victory over an opponent
Transitive: to upset a competitor
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The newcomer upset the seasoned politician in a surprising election result.
āύāĻŦāĻžāĻ—āϤ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāĻļā§āϚāĻ°ā§āϝāϜāύāĻ• āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ⧀ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻž āϰāĻžāϜāύ⧀āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāϕ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻžāϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĢā§‹āĻ°ā§āϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to shape metal by making its end shorter and thicker
Transitive: to upset metal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To form the bolt head, the heated bar was upset using a hydraulic press.
āĻŦā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇, āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧋āϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āφāĻĒāϏ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to cause something to fall or overturn
Transitive: to upset sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The strong gust of wind upset the picnic table and sent plates flying.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻāĻžāĻĒāϟāĻž āĻĒāĻŋāĻ•āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āωāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˜ā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause discomfort or disruption to the normal functioning of the stomach
Transitive: to upset one's stomach
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Drinking unfiltered water upset his digestion during the trip.
āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāϪ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āύāĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āϟāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āϜāϞ āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāϜāĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˜ā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻž

a situation or event that causes emotional disturbance, disappointment, or trouble
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His sudden departure was an upset to the entire office.
āϤāĻžāϰ āφāĻ•āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻž

a feeling of distress, disappointment, or concern
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His upset was visible after the team lost the championship.
āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύāĻļāĻŋāĻĒ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ, āωāϞāϟāĻĒāĻžāϞāϟ

a surprising or unexpected result, especially when the less favored or weaker party prevails over the anticipated winner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The unexpected upset in the election caught many political analysts off guard.
āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻžāϜāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āϰāĻžāϜāύ⧈āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ⧇āώāĻ•āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋ

an event or situation where something is overturned
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The unexpected upset of the car caused a pileup on the highway.
āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻžāχāĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϧāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ•āĻžāϧāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ•āĻŋāϰ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻ…āϏ⧁āĻ–, āĻ—ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž

a health problem that disrupts the normal functioning of the stomach
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Certain medications may have side effects, including digestive upset.
āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϚāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĨ¤
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