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upset vb [ʌpˈsɛt] -sets, -setting, -set (mainly tr) 1. (also intr) to tip or be tipped over; overturn, capsize, or spill 2. to disturb the normal state, course, or stability of to upset the balance of nature 3. to disturb mentally or emotionally 4. to defeat or overthrow, usually unexpectedly 5. to make physically ill seafood always upsets my stomach 6. (Engineering / Metallurgy) to thicken or spread (the end of a bar, rivet, etc.) by forging, hammering, or swagging n [ˈʌpˌsɛt] 1. an unexpected defeat or reversal, as in a contest or plans 2. a disturbance or disorder of the emotions, body, etc. 3. (Engineering / Tools) (Engineering / Metallurgy) a tool used to upset a bar or rivet; swage 4. (Engineering / Metallurgy) a forging or bar that has been upset in preparation for further processing adj [ʌpˈsɛt]
1. overturned or capsized 2. emotionally or physically disturbed or distressed 3. disordered; confused 4. defeated or overthrown [C14 (in the sense: to set up, erect; C19 in the sense: to overthrow); related to Middle High German ūfsetzen to put on, Middle Dutch opzetten] upsettable adj upsetter n upsetting adj upsettingly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
upset adjective 1. distressed, shaken, disturbed, worried, troubled, hurt, bothered, confused, unhappy, gutted (Brit. informal), put out, dismayed, choked (informal), grieved, frantic, hassled (informal), agitated, ruffled, cut up (informal), disconcerted, disquieted, overwrought, discomposed They are terribly upset by the breakup of their parents' marriage. 2. sick, queasy, bad, poorly (informal), ill, gippy (slang) Larry is suffering from an upset stomach. 3. overturned, toppled, upside down, capsized, spilled, tumbled, tipped over an upset cart with one wheel off verb 1. distress, trouble, disturb, worry, alarm, bother, dismay, grieve, hassle (informal), agitate, ruffle, unnerve, disconcert, disquiet, fluster, perturb, faze, throw someone off balance, give someone grief (Brit. & S. African), discompose She warned me not to say anything to upset him. 2. tip over, overturn, capsize, knock over, spill, topple over bumping into him, and almost upsetting the ginger ale 3. mess up, spoil, disturb, change, confuse, disorder, unsettle, mix up, disorganize, turn topsy-turvy, put out of order, throw into disorder I was wondering whether that might upset my level of concentration. 4. defeat, overcome, conquer, overthrow, triumph over, get the better of, be victorious over Chang upset world No 1 Pete Sampras in Saturday's semi-finals. noun 1. distress, worry, trouble, shock, bother, disturbance, hassle (informal), disquiet, agitation, discomposure a source of continuity in times of worry and upset 2. reversal, surprise, shake-up (informal), defeat, sudden change She caused a major upset when she beat last year's finalist. 3. illness, complaint, disorder, bug (informal), disturbance, sickness, malady, queasiness, indisposition Paul was unwell last night with a stomach upset. Translations upset [ʌpˈset] (upset (vb: pt, pp)) A. VT 1. (= knock over) [+ object] → volcar, tirar; [+ liquid] → derramar, tirar; [+ boat] → volcar to upset the applecart → desbaratar los planes, desbaratar el tinglado 2. (= distress) → afectar; (= hurt, make sad) → disgustar; (= offend) → ofender, disgustar the news upset her a lot → la noticia la afectó mucho it upset me that he forgot my birthday → me disgustó que se olvidara de mi cumpleaños I didn't mean to upset her → no quería ofenderla or disgustarla people who are easily upset may prefer not to watch → puede que las personas que se impresionen fácilmente prefieran no mirar to upset o.s. you'll only upset yourself if you see him → no harás más que cogerte un disgusto si te ves con él there now, don't upset yourself → venga, no te disgustes 3. (= disrupt) [+ plans, calculations] → dar al traste con, desbaratar this could upset the balance of power in the region → esto podría alterar el equilibrio de poderes en la región B. ADJ 1. (= distressed) → alterado; (= hurt, sad) → disgustado; (= offended) → ofendido, disgustado; (= annoyed) → molesto he's upset that you didn't tell him → se disgustó or se molestó porque no se lo dijiste she's upset about failing → está disgustada por haber suspendido what are you so upset about? → ¿qué es lo que te ha disgustado tanto? to get upset (= distressed) → alterarse; (= hurt) → disgustarse; (= offended) → ofenderse; (= annoyed) → enfadarse don't get upset, they didn't take anything → no te alteres, no se llevaron nada she gets upset when she sees anyone suffering → la afecta mucho ver a alguien sufriendo, lo pasa muy mal or sufre mucho si ve a alguien sufriendo he gets very upset if I don't ring him every day → se pone fatal or lo pasa fatal si no lo llamo todos los días C. [ˈʌpset] N 1. (= disturbance) → contratiempo m she has had to deal with many upsets in her personal life → su vida ha estado llena de contratiempos or reveses she has had her fair share of upsets in the past few weeks → ya ha tenido bastantes disgustos en las últimas semanas people who are prone to emotional upsets → las personas propensas a trastornos emocionales D. [ˈʌpset] CPD upset price N (esp Scot, US) → precio m mínimo, precio m de reserva upset [ˈʌpsɛt] n [disruption] → bouleversement m (= distress) (slight) → contrariété f; (major) → bouleversement m [ʌpˈsɛt] vt [upset] (pt, pp) (= knock over) [+ glass, cup] → renverser (= disrupt) [+ plan, arrangements, routine] → déranger (= distress) [+ person] → faire de la peine à [news, sight] → affecter The whole incident had upset me terribly → Tout cet incident m'avait complètement affecté. (= annoy) [+ person] → contrarier She warned me not to say anything to upset him → Elle m'a prévenu qu'il ne fallait rien lui dire qui puisse le contrarier. [ʌpˈsɛt] adj (= distressed) → affecté(e) to get upset → être affecté(e) I always get upset when someone leaves BUT Ça me fait toujours beaucoup de peine quand il y a un départ. to be upset about sth → être affecté(e) par qch upset vb: pret, ptp <upset> vt (= knock over) → umstoßen, umwerfen; boat → umkippen, zum Kentern bringen; she upset the milk all over the new carpet → sie stieß die Milch um und alles lief auf den neuen Teppich (= make sad: news, death) → bestürzen, erschüttern, mitnehmen (inf); (question, insolence etc) → aus der Fassung bringen; (divorce, experience, accident etc) → mitnehmen (inf); (= distress, excite) patient, parent etc → aufregen; (= offend: unkind behaviour, words etc) → verletzen, wehtun (+dat); (= annoy) → ärgern; you shouldn’t have said/done that, now you’ve upset her → das hätten Sie nicht sagen/tun sollen, jetzt regt sie sich auf or (offended) → jetzt ist sie beleidigt; don’t upset yourself → regen Sie sich nicht auf; there’s no point in upsetting yourself → es hat doch keinen Zweck, das so tragisch zu nehmen; I don’t know what’s upset him → ich weiß nicht, was er hat (= disorganize) calculations, balance, plan, timetable etc → durcheinanderbringen; that’s upset my theory → das hat meine Theorie umgestoßen; to upset the odds → die Chancen verändern; Henman upset the top seed → Henman hat den auf Nummer eins gesetzten Spieler überraschend geschlagen vi → umkippen adj (about divorce, accident, dismissal etc) → mitgenommen (inf) → (about von); (about death, bad news etc) → bestürzt (→ about über +acc); (= sad) → betrübt, geknickt (inf) (→ about über +acc); (= distressed, worried) → aufgeregt (about wegen); baby, child → durcheinander pred; (= annoyed) → ärgerlich, aufgebracht (→ about über +acc); (= hurt) → gekränkt, verletzt (→ about über +acc); she was pretty upset about it → das ist ihr ziemlich nahegegangen, das hat sie ziemlich mitgenommen (inf); (= distressed, worried) → sie hat sich deswegen ziemlich aufgeregt; (= annoyed) → das hat sie ziemlich geärgert; (= hurt) → das hat sie ziemlich gekränkt or verletzt; she was upset about something → irgendetwas hatte sie aus der Fassung gebracht; she was upset about the news/that he’d left her → es hat sie ziemlich mitgenommen, als sie das hörte/dass er sie verlassen hat (inf); she was upset about him leaving → sein Abschied war ihr sehr nahegegangen; we were very upset to hear about her illness → wir waren sehr bestürzt, als wir von ihrer Krankheit hörten; don’t look so upset, they’ll come back → guck doch nicht so traurig, sie kommen ja zurück; would you be upset if I decided not to go after all? → wärst du traurig or würdest dus tragisch nehmen, wenn ich doch nicht ginge?; I’d be very upset if … → ich wäre sehr traurig or betrübt wenn …; she’d be upset if I used a word like that → sie wäre entsetzt, wenn ich so etwas sagen würde; the house has been broken into so of course I’m upset → bei mir ist eingebrochen worden und natürlich rege ich mich auf; to get upset → sich aufregen (→ about über +acc); (= hurt) → gekränkt or verletzt werden; don’t get upset about it, you’ll find another → nimm das noch nicht so tragisch, du findest bestimmt einen anderen; to feel upset → gekränkt sein; to sound/look upset → verstört klingen/aussehen stomach → verstimmt, verdorben attr; to have an upset stomach → sich (dat) → den Magen verdorben haben, eine Magenverstimmung haben n (= disturbance) → Störung f; (emotional) → Aufregung f; (inf: = quarrel) → Verstimmung f, → Ärger m; (= unexpected defeat etc) → unliebsame or böse Überraschung; I don’t want to cause any upsets in your work → ich möchte bei Ihrer Arbeit kein Durcheinander verursachen; children don’t like upsets in their routine → Kinder mögen es nicht, wenn man ihre Routine durcheinanderbringt; it was an upset to our plans → es hat unsere Pläne durcheinandergebracht; it was an upset for us → es war eine böse Überraschung für uns; he’s had a bit of an upset → er ist etwas mitgenommen (inf) → or geknickt (inf) upset [ɐvb, adj ʌpˈsɛt; ɐn ˈʌpˌsɛt] (upset (vb: pt, pp)) 1. vt a. (container, contents) → rovesciare; (boat) → capovolgere, rovesciare (fig) (plan, schedule) → scombussolare b. (emotionally, disturb) → turbare; (stronger) → sconvolgere; (offend) → offendere; (annoy) → contrariare, seccare don't upset yourself → non te la prendere c. (make ill, person) → far star male; (stomach) → scombussolare 2. adj a. (emotionally, disturbed) → turbato/a; (stronger) → sconvolto/a; (offended) → offeso/a; (annoyed) → contrariato/a, seccato/a to get upset (distressed) → lasciarsi turbare or sconvolgere (offended) → offendersi (annoyed) → seccarsi don't get upset → non te la prendere b. I have an upset stomach → ho lo stomaco in disordine or scombussolato 3. n a. (disturbance, in plans) → contrattempo, contrarietà f inv; (emotional) → dispiacere m upset [ɐvb, adj ʌpˈsɛt; ɐn ˈʌpˌsɛt] (upset (vb: pt, pp)) 1. vt a. (container, contents) → rovesciare; (boat) → capovolgere, rovesciare (fig) (plan, schedule) → scombussolare b. (emotionally, disturb) → turbare; (stronger) → sconvolgere; (offend) → offendere; (annoy) → contrariare, seccare don't upset yourself → non te la prendere c. (make ill, person) → far star male; (stomach) → scombussolare 2. adj a. (emotionally, disturbed) → turbato/a; (stronger) → sconvolto/a; (offended) → offeso/a; (annoyed) → contrariato/a, seccato/a to get upset (distressed) → lasciarsi turbare or sconvolgere (offended) → offendersi (annoyed) → seccarsi don't get upset → non te la prendere b. I have an upset stomach → ho lo stomaco in disordine or scombussolato 3. n a. (disturbance, in plans) → contrattempo, contrarietà f inv; (emotional) → dispiacere m v upset [apˈset] 1 to overturn He upset a glass of wine over the table. omstamp يَقْلِب обръщам převrhnout vælte umkippen αναποδογυρίζω volcar ümber ajama چپه کردن kaataa renverser לַהֲפוֹך उलटना uznemiriti, prodrmati felborít hvolfa, velta rovesciare ひっくり返す 뒤엎다 apversti apgāzt menelangkupkan omverwerpen velte przewrócić entornar a răsturna опрокидывать prevrhnúť prevrniti prevrnuti stjälpa (välta) [] คว่ำ devirmek 打翻 перекидати, перевертати الٹنا làm đổ, đánh đổ 打翻 2 to disturb or put out of order His illness has upset all our arrangements. versteur يُشَوِّش обърквам zvrátit kuldkaste umstoßen αναστατώνω, ανατρέπω, χαλώ desbaratar, dar al traste (con) häirima به هم زدن sekoittaa bouleverser לְקַלקֵל उलट-पुलट करना, मचाना poremetiti felborít setja úr skorðum sconvolgere だめにする 망치다 sutrukdyti, sugriauti sajaukt; izjaukt mengganggu in de war brengen velte, kullkaste, ødelegge zdezorganizować transtornar a deranja расстраивать zvrátiť na glavo postaviti poremetiti kullkasta, bringa i olag ทำให้กลัดกลุ้ม bozmak 打亂 розладнувати, порушувати پريشان کرنا làm rối tung, đảo lộn 打乱 3 to distress His friend's death upset him very much. ontstel يُكَدِّر، يُزْعِج разстройвам rozrušit gøre ked af det aus der Fassung bringen αναστατώνω, συγχύζω κπ. afectar, trastornar vapustama ناراحت کردن järkyttää bouleverser לְהַדאִיג दुखी ožalostiti, uznemiriti kiborít koma í uppnám addolorare 心を乱す 고통을 주다 sukrėsti sarūgtināt; satriekt menyedihkan hati van streek brengen gjøre urolig, forstyrre (helt) wytrącić z równowagi perturbar a indispune; a tulbura огорчать rozrušiť pretresti potresti göra upprörd (uppskakad, illa berörd) ทำให้โศกเศร้า üzmek 使生氣,使心煩 виводити з рівноваги; засмучувати تکليف دينا làm lo lắng, đau khổ 使心烦意乱 adj disturbed or distressed Is he very upset about failing his exam? ontsteld مُنْزَعِج، مُتَكَدِّر разстроен rozrušený ulykkelig bestürzt αναστατωμένος, συγχυσμένος afligido; contrariado; trastornado löödud, häiritud نگران järkyttynyt fâché מוּדאָג दुखी uznemiren, ožalošćen kiborult í uppnámi turbato, sconvolto 動揺して 기분이 상한 susikrimtęs, prislėgtas sarūgtināts; satriekts susah hati van streek forstyrret, opprørt wytrącony z równowagi perturbado indispus расстроенный rozrušený vznemirjen uznemiren upprörd ที่ทำให้โศกเศร้า üzgün, üzüntülü 心煩的 пригнічений پريشان حال، ذہني طور پر منتشر lo lắng, đau khổ 心烦的 [ˈapset] n a disturbance He has a stomach upset; I couldn't bear the upset of moving house again. versteuring إزعاج، تَشْويش، إضْطِراب مَعِدَه неудобство potíže; zmatek -tilfælde; forstyrrelse die Verstimmung, das Durcheinander ενόχληση, αναστάτωση trastorno; molestia vaev(us) اختلال؛ آشفتگی vaiva dérangement בָּלָגָן दिक्कत smetnja izgalom truflun, óreiða capovolgimento, scompiglio 不調 (특히 위의) 이상, 불편 sutrikimas, sąmyšis gremošanas traucējumi sakit; gangguan stoornis, verwarring uorden, forstyrrelse, (-)besvær rozstrój, zamieszanie desarranjo deranjament расстройство; огорчение ťažkosti; zmätok motnje smetnja krångel, besvär ความระทมทุกข์ rahatsızlık 不適 нездужання; безладдя پريشاني، تکليف tình trạng rối loạn 不适 upset → قَلِق, يَنْقَلِب převrátit, zneklidněný gøre ked af det, ulykkelig umwerfen, verstimmt στενοχωρημένος, στενοχωρώ disgustado, disgustar järkyttynyt, kaataa contrarié, contrarier uzrujan, uzrujati turbare, turbato ひっくり返す, 狼狽した 기분이 상한, 뒤엎다 van streek maken, verdrietig forstyrre, opprørt zaniepokoić, zaniepokojony aborrecer, aborrecido переворачивать, расстроенный göra upprörd, upprörd ทำให้อารมณ์เสีย, สับสนวุ่นวาย keyfi kaçık, keyfini kaçırmak đau khổ, làm đổ 使心烦, 生气的 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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