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Words with a similar base: upset

'upset'

[disturbance.n.02] as in: an unhappy and worried mental state

Examples:
there was too much anger and disturbance
she didn't realize the upset she caused me

'upset'

[upset.n.02] as in: the act of disturbing the mind or body

Examples:
his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset
she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living

'upset'

[disorder.n.01] as in: a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

Examples:
the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder
everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time

'upset'

[upset.n.04] as in: a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.)

by forging or hammering or swaging

'upset'

[upset.n.05] as in: the act of upsetting something

Examples:
he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed

'upset'

[overturn.n.02] as in: an improbable and unexpected victory

Examples:
the biggest upset since David beat Goliath

'upset'

[upset.v.01] as in: disturb the balance or stability of

Examples:
The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries

'upset'

[upset.v.02] as in: cause to lose one's composure

'upset'

[disturb.v.01] as in: move deeply

Examples:
This book upset me
A troubling thought

'upset'

[overturn.v.02] as in: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

Examples:
The cat knocked over the flower vase
the clumsy customer turned over the vase
he tumped over his beer

'upset'

[swage.v.01] as in: form metals with a swage

'upset'

[upset.v.06] as in: defeat suddenly and unexpectedly

Examples:
The foreign team upset the local team

'upset'

[disquieted.s.01] as in: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

Examples:
too upset to say anything
spent many disquieted moments
distressed about her son's leaving home
lapsed into disturbed sleep
worried parents
a worried frown
one last worried check of the sleeping children

'upset'

[broken.s.05] as in: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

Examples:
troops fleeing in broken ranks
a confused mass of papers on the desk
the small disordered room
with everything so upset

'upset'

[upset.s.03] as in: used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win

Examples:
the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers

'upset'

[upset.s.04] as in: mildly physically distressed

Examples:
an upset stomach

'upset'

[overturned.s.01] as in: having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

Examples:
an overturned car
the upset pitcher of milk
sat on an upturned bucket