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Upsets

Disturbance or disruption.

📖 Definitions of "Upsets"

noun
  1. 1

    Disturbance or disruption.

    "My late arrival caused the professor considerable upset."

  2. 2

    An unexpected victory of a competitor or candidate that was not favored to win.

  3. 3

    (automobile insurance) An overturn.

    ""collision and upset": impact with another object or an overturn for whatever reason."

  4. 4

    An upset stomach.

verb
  1. 1

    To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.

    "I’m sure the bad news will upset him, but he needs to know."

  2. 2

    To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).

    "Introducing a foreign species can upset the ecological balance."

  3. 3

    To tip or overturn (something).

  4. 4

    To defeat unexpectedly.

    "Truman upset Dewey in the 1948 US presidential election."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Upsets"

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WordDefinition
troubledAnxious, worried, careworn.
distressedAnxious or uneasy.
worriedThinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
perturbationnoun(uncountable) Agitation; the state of being perturbed.
disturbverb(transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
troublenounA distressing or dangerous situation.
disturbancenounThe act of disturbing, being disturbed.
disconcertverb(transitive) To upset the composure of; to startle.
discomfitverb(transitive) To embarrass (someone) greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
discomposeverb(transitive) To destroy the composure of; to disturb or agitate.
disorderedChaotic; without clear order; in a state of disorder.
disorganizedLacking order or organization; confused; chaotic.
confused(of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
disordernounAbsence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
derangementnounThe property of being deranged.
sickverb(less common in the UK and Ireland) In poor health; ill.
untuneverb(transitive) To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.
illnounIndicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
bowl oververb(transitive, idiomatic) To overwhelm with astonishment or wonder; to flabbergast.
disturbedHaving been altered or changed.

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