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(adj) disordered, confused, broken
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
troops fleeing in broken ranks; a confused mass of papers on the desk; the small disordered room; with everything so upset
(adj) distressed, disturbed, disquieted, worried
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
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
(adj) upturned, overturned
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
an overturned car; the upset pitcher of milk; sat on an upturned bucket
(noun) overturn
an improbable and unexpected victory
the biggest upset since David beat Goliath
the act of upsetting something
he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed
(noun) derangement, overthrow
the act of disturbing the mind or body
his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset; she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living
(noun) swage
a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
(noun) disorder
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder; everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time
(noun) perturbation, disturbance
an unhappy and worried mental state
there was too much anger and disturbance; she didn't realize the upset she caused me
(verb) swage
form metals with a swage
move deeply
This book upset me; A troubling thought
(verb) discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune
cause to lose one's composure
(verb) overturn, bowl over, tump over, turn over, tip over, knock over
cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
The cat knocked over the flower vase; the clumsy customer turned over the vase; he tumped over his beer