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upset

 
(ŭp-sĕt') pronunciation

v., -set, -set·ting, -sets.

v.tr.
  1. To cause to turn or tip over; capsize.
  2. To disturb the functioning, order, or course of: Protesters upset the meeting by chanting and shouting.
  3. To distress or perturb mentally or emotionally: The bad news upset me.
  4. To overthrow; overturn: upset a will. See synonyms at overthrow.
  5. (ŭp'sĕt') To defeat unexpectedly (an opponent favored to win).
  6. To make (a heated metal bolt, for example) shorter and thicker by hammering on the end.
v.intr.
  1. To become overturned; capsize.
  2. To become disturbed.
n. (ŭp'sĕt')
  1. The act of upsetting or the condition of being upset.
  2. A disturbance, disorder, or state of agitation.
  3. A game or contest in which the favorite is defeated.
    1. A tool used for upsetting; a swage.
    2. An upset part or piece.
adj.
  1. Having been overturned; capsized.
  2. Exhibiting signs and symptoms of indigestion: an upset stomach.
  3. In a state of emotional or mental distress; distraught: upset parents.

[Middle English upsetten, to set up : up-, up- + setten, to set; see set1.]

upsetter up·set'ter n.
upsettingly up·set'ting·ly adv.

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verb

  1. To turn or cause to turn from a vertical or horizontal position: capsize, knock over, overthrow, overturn, topple, turn over. See change/persist, horizontal/vertical/change of position, move/halt.
  2. To disturb the health or physiological functioning of: derange, disorder, turn, unsettle. See health/sickness.
  3. To put out of proper order: derange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess up, mix up, muddle, tumble, unsettle. See order/disorder.
  4. To break up the order or progress of: disrupt, disturb. See order/disorder.
  5. To impair or destroy the composure of: agitate, bother, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb, flurry, fluster, perturb, rock, ruffle, shake (up), toss, unsettle. Informal rattle. See calm/agitation.

noun

  1. The act or an example of upsetting: disordering, disorganization, disruption. See order/disorder.
  2. A state of discomposure: agitation, dither, fluster, flutter, perturbation, tumult, turmoil. Informal lather, stew. See calm/agitation.

adjective

    Turned over completely: capsized, inverted, overturned, upside-down, upturned. See horizontal/vertical/change of position.


adj

Definition: disturbed, bothered
Antonyms: happy, undisturbed, unworried

n

Definition: problem
Antonyms: calm, happiness, peace, solution

v

Definition: bother, trouble
Antonyms: delight, make happy, please

v

Definition: defeat
Antonyms: fail, lose

v

Definition: disorder; knock over
Antonyms: hold, order, place, straighten


1. To shorten and thicken by hammering, as a bar of heated metal struck on the end.
2. In the region of a weld, a localized increase in volume resulting from the application of pressure.
3. A defect in timber due to a severe blow that breaks the fibers across the grain.


sign description: The middle finger of the P-hand slides up the chest and makes a flipping motion.




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  See crossword solutions for the clue Upset.

An upset occurs in a competition, frequently in electoral politics or sports, when the party popularly expected to win (the favorite), is defeated by an underdog whom the majority expects to lose, defying the conventional wisdom. The underdog then becomes a giant-killer.

The meaning of the word has popularly been attributed to the surprising defeat of the horse Man o' War by the horse Upset (the loss was the only one in Man o' War's career, though Man o' War later defeated Upset), though the term pre-dates that 1919 race.

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Origin

In 2002, George Thompson, a lexicographic researcher, used the full-text online search capabilities of the New York Times databases to trace the usage of the verb to upset and the noun upset. The latter was seen in usage as early as 1877.[1] Thompson's research debunked one popular theory of the term's origin, namely that it was first used after the Thoroughbred racehorse Upset became the only horse to defeat the legendary Man o' War in 1919.

The meaning of the word "upset" has long included "an overthrowing or overturn of ideas, plans, etc." (see OED definition 6b), from which the sports definition almost surely derived. "Upset" also once referred to "a curved part of a bridle-bit, fitting over the tongue of the horse," and though the modern sports meaning of "upset" was first used far more for horse races than for any other competition, there is no evidence of a connection. The name of the horse "Upset" came from the "trouble" or "distress" meaning of word (as shown by the parallelism of the name of Upset's stablemate, Regret).

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ophidse, vælte, chokere, forstyrre, kuldkaste, bringe uorden i, bringe ud af ligevægt, slå
v. intr. - oprørt, ophidset, bragt ud af ligevægt
n. - fald, forstyrrelse, strid
adj. - oprørt, forstyrret, uligevægtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontdaan, van streek, angstig, verdrietig, geschokt, geërgerd, omvergeworpen/ omgekanteld, onverwacht verslagen, van zijn stuk brengen, ontstemmen, in de war sturen, omwerpen, de maag van streek maken, ongedaan maken, omslaan/omvallen, opstuiken (technisch), het omslaan, ontsteltenis, ruzie, omverwerping, verassende wending/ nederlaag

Français (French)
v. tr. - retourner, mécontenter, faire de la peine, contrarier, (fig) bouleverser (des projets), déjouer, affecter, rompre (l'équilibre), renverser, (Pol, Sport) déloger, (Méd) rendre malade (qn), perturber (une digestion)
v. intr. - se tracasser
n. - (Pol, Sport) revers, bouleversement, peine, (Méd) problème (d'estomac)
adj. - affecté, contrarié, fâché, irrité, tracassé

Deutsch (German)
v. - umstoßen, umwerfen, umkippen, mitnehmen, aufregen, aus der Fassung bringen, (ver)ärgern
n. - Aufregung, Ärger, Verstimmung, Umkippen, Durcheinander
adj. - bestürzt, aufgeregt, verärgert, aufgebracht, gekränkt, umgekippt, verdorben, durcheinander

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανατρέπω/-ομαι, αναποδογυρίζω, αναστατώνω, (κατα)συγχύζω, ταράσσω, χαλώ
n. - συναισθηματική αναστάτωση ή φόρτιση, ταραχή, σύγχυση, αναποδογύρισμα, ανατροπή, αναστάτωση
adj. - αναστατωμένος, ταραγμένος, (κατα)συγχυσμένος, αναποδογυρισμένος

Italiano (Italian)
sconcertare, allarmare, rovesciare, sconvolgere, scontentare, sovvertimento, sconcertato, turbato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - tombar, capotar
n. - tombo (m), capotagem (f), perturbação (f)
adj. - tombado, capotado, agitado

Русский (Russian)
огорчать, опрокидывать, нарушать (планы), нарушать пищеварение, огорчение, недомогание, расстройство желудка, неожиданный поражение (особ. в спорте), опрокинутый, расстроеный

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desconcertar, inquietar, preocupar, volcar, tumbar, desbaratar, desarreglar, trastornar, perturbar, enfadar, vencer inesperadamente, derramar, afectar, disgustar, ofender
v. intr. - volcarse
n. - vuelco, contratiempo, trastorno, malestar, dificultad, derrota o victoria inesperada, resultado sorprendente
adj. - trastornado, perturbado, enfadado, disgustado, alterado, indispuesto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - stjälpa, välta, slå omkull, bringa oordning i, störa, kullkasta, rubba, göra upprörd
n. - stjälpning, kantring, rubbning, störning, chock, oreda, oordning, bråk, gräl
adj. - stjälpt, i oordning, uppriven, skärrad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
颠覆, 扰乱, 推翻, 翻倒, 倾覆, 混乱, 烦乱的, 不高兴的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 顛覆, 擾亂, 推翻
v. intr. - 翻倒, 傾覆
n. - 翻倒, 混亂
adj. - 煩亂的, 不高興的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 뒤엎다, ~의 정신을 빼놓다, 예상외로 선전하다
v. intr. - 뒤집히다
n. - 전복, 당황, 불화
adj. - 뒤집힌, 패배한, 근심스러운

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ひっくり返す, 転覆させる, だめにする, 調子を悪くする, 気を転倒させる, 番狂わせで勝つ, 狼狽させる
n. - ひっくり返すこと, 転倒, 転覆, 混乱, 狂い, 不調, 気の転倒, 狼狽, 番狂わせ
adj. - ひっくり返った, 転覆した, 気が転倒した, 狂った, 調子がおかしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) قلب, عكس, ازعج, اقلق, بلبل, افسد, لبك, ابطل (الاسم) ثورة, تشويش, اضطراب نفسي, احباط (صفه) مقلوب, مشوش, مضطرب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפך, קלקל, שיבש, בלבל, זעזע, הדאיג, ציער, היכה על מתכת לוהטת כדי לעצבה‬
v. intr. - ‮התהפך, השתבש, נחרד, הזדעזע‬
n. - ‮מהפיכה, הפיכה, בלבול, שיבוש, קלקול (קיבה), ריב, מצוקה נפשית, תוצאה מפתיעה של משחק‬
adj. - ‮מודאג, מזועזע, מבולבל, חרד‬


 
 
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