upset
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
upset
▶verb /ʌpˈsɛt/ (upsets, upsetting; past and past part. upset)
- 1 make unhappy, disappointed, or worried.
- 2 knock over.
- 3 disrupt.
■ disturb the digestion of (a person's stomach).
- 4 (often as noun upsetting) shorten and thicken the end or edge of (a metal bar, wheel rim, or other object).
- 1 a state of being upset.
- 2 an unexpected result or situation.
- 1 /ʌpˈsɛt/ unhappy, disappointed, or worried.
- 2 /ˈʌpsɛt/ (of a person's stomach) having disturbed digestion.
– derivatives
upsetter noun,
upsetting adjective,
upsettingly adverb.
upsetter noun,
upsetting adjective,
upsettingly adverb.
'upset' also found in these Oxford entries:
apple
- bit
- bother
- break
- bum
- churn
- destabilize
- disconcert
- displease
- distemper
- distraught
- emotional
- evert
- fash
- get
- gutted
- highly strung
- hurt
- imperturbable
- kitten
- knickers
- lost
- overset
- patience
- piece
- placid
- purler
- put
- raw
- ruffle
- sensitive
- shatter
- shock
- smart
- somersault
- sore
- steamed
- sting
- take
- unbalance
- unglued
- unstring
- upset price
- wrought
