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- DictionaryUp·stage/ˌəpˈstāj/
verb
- 1. divert attention from (someone) towards oneself: "they were totally upstaged by their co-star in the film"
- 2. (of an actor) move towards the back of a stage to make (another actor) face away from the audience: "when he tried to upstage her she sauntered down to the front of the stage"
adverb
- 1. at or towards the back of a stage: "Hamlet turns to face upstage"
adjective
- 1. situated or occurring at the back of a stage: "an upstage exit"
- 2. superior; aloof: informal, dated "this upstage reserve is rather ridiculous"