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upsetter Definition


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upset
verb
    1. To disturb or distress someone emotionally.
      Thesaurus: disturb, trouble, agitate, fluster, perturb, bother, distress, grieve, disconcert, unnerve, dismay, shake, ruffle.
    2. To ruin or spoil (eg plans, etc).
    3. To disturb the proper balance or function of (a person's stomach or digestion).
    4. To disturb something's normal balance or stability.
    tr & intr
    5. To knock something over or overturn.
      Thesaurus: overturn, topple, tip over, upend, invert, capsize; Antonym: stand, erect, elevate.
    6. To defeat or overthrow (an opponent), especially unexpectedly.
noun
    1. A disturbance or disorder, eg of plans, the digestion, etc.
      Thesaurus: defeat, subversion, upheaval, overthrow, reversal, disturbance.
    2. An unexpected result or outcome, eg of a contest.
adj
    1. Emotionally distressed, angry or offended, etc.
      Thesaurus: pained, distressed, troubled, grieved, worried, disconcerted, bothered, dismayed.
    2. Disturbed.
      Example: an upset stomach
Derivative: upsetter
noun
    Derivative: upsetting
    adj
      Derivative: upsettingly
      adverb


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