upset

Word parts

up- + set

Pronunciation

noun

• enPR: ŭpʹsĕt, IPA ^(key): /ˈʌpsεt/
• SAMPA: /"VpsEt/

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adjective, verb

• enPR: ŭpsĕtʹ, IPA ^(key): /ʌpˈsεt/
• SAMPA: /Vp"sEt/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular upset

Plural upsets

1. (uncountable) A disturbance or disruption.

   My late arrival caused the professor considerable upset.

2. (countable) (sports) An unexpected win.

   The Nimrods defeated the Blue Devils yesterday in a stunning upset.

Adjective

Positive upset

Comparative more upset

Superlative most upset

1. Upset means to be very angry or sad; to be unhappy.

   He was upset after someone said bad things to him very loudly.

2. Something is upset if it is in turned in the wrong direction like something that was dropped; turned in a direction with the bottom part up and the top part down.

   When they played with a ball in the room, a cup was upset and all the milk went onto the floor.

Verb

Plain form upset

Third-person singular upsets

Past tense upset

Past participle upset

Present participle upsetting

1. If someone upsets a person, they make that person angry, anxious, stressed, or sad; to make a person unhappy.
2. If a person upsets something, they disturb it, disrupt it, or change it to make it worse.
3. If a person upsets something, they tip it or turn it upside down.