upset
uhp set
- n an unhappy and worried mental state
she didn't realize the upset she caused me - n the act of disturbing the mind or body
his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset - n a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time - n a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
- n the act of upsetting something
he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed - n an improbable and unexpected victory
the biggest upset since David beat Goliath - v disturb the balance or stability of
The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries - v cause to lose one's composure
- v move deeply
This book upset me - v cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
- v form metals with a swage
- v defeat suddenly and unexpectedly
The foreign team upset the local team - s afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
too upset to say anything - s thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
with everything so upset - s used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win
the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers - s mildly physically distressed
an upset stomach - s having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
the upset pitcher of milk
- In the message he told two top Gonzales aides that the Attorney General was "extremely upset" that his deputy, Paul McNulty, had told the Senate Judiciary committee the day before .
- TV commercials spiel endlessly about "acid upset.
- A stormy crossing from England on a small steamer had upset his stomach.