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To be upset is to be disturbed or very unhappy. You can be upset, and you can also upset someone — but you probably didn’t mean to. Upset has multiple senses. It generally refers to something that has been knocked over, turned upside down, or disturbed.
noun. an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow. the defeat of a person, team, etc., that is considered more formidable. a nervous, irritable state of mind. Synonyms: disturbance, perturbation. a disordered or confused arrangement. Synonyms: mess. Metalworking. a tool used for upsetting. something that is upset, as a bar end.
unhappy or worried because something unpleasant has happened: They'd had an argument and she was still upset about it. Mike got very upset when I told him the news. Fewer examples. It was evident from his voice that he was upset. She was visibly upset. If she was upset, she certainly didn't show it. Don't get upset, I'm only teasing.
4 days ago · 1. adjective. If you are upset, you are unhappy or disappointed because something bad has happened to you. After she died I felt very, very upset. Marta looked upset. Synonyms: distressed, shaken, disturbed, worried More Synonyms of upset. 2. transitive verb. If something upsets you, it makes you feel worried or unhappy.
[uncountable, countable] the state of being unhappy, disappointed or worried because of something unpleasant that has happened. It had been the cause of much emotional upset. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. See upset in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: upset.
to disturb or derange completely; put out of order; throw into disorder: to upset a system; to upset a mechanism; to upset an apartment. Pathology to disturb physically: It upset his stomach. to defeat or overthrow an opponent that is considered more formidable, as in war, politics, or sports.
adjective. /ˌʌpˈset/ [not before noun] unhappy or disappointed because of something unpleasant that has happened. I understand how upset you must be feeling. upset about/at/over something There's no point getting upset about it. upset about/at/over doing something He was really upset over not getting the present he wanted from Father Christmas.
