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1. distressed: unhappy, disappointed, or emotionally distressed because of something that has happened
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2. digesting poorly: affected by indigestion or nausea
  an upset stomach
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3. overturned: overturned or spilled
an upset dinghy
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verb (past and past participle up·set, present participle up·set·ting, 3rd person present singular up·sets) |
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1. transitive verb distress somebody: to make somebody feel unhappy, disappointed, or emotionally distressed
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2. transitive verb disturb order of something: to disrupt the usual order or course of something
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3. transitive and intransitive verb turn something over: to knock or tip something over accidentally, usually scattering its contents, or be knocked or tipped over in this way
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4. transitive verb nauseate somebody: to make somebody feel nauseous, or cause a disorder of the digestive system
Spicy foods upset my stomach.
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5. transitive verb defeat somebody unexpectedly: to defeat somebody unexpectedly, e.g. in a sports contest or an election
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6. transitive verb metallurgy thicken rivet end: to make a heated bolt, rivet, or bar shorter and thicker by hammering one end
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noun (plural up·sets) |
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1. unexpected result: an unexpected result, e.g. in a sports contest or an election
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2. stomach illness: a mild illness of the stomach
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3. unhappy experience: an unhappy experience
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4. dramatic change: an unexpected problem that causes distress or a change of plans
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5. metallurgy tool: a hammering tool used to make a heated bolt, rivet, or bar shorter and thicker at one end
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6. metallurgy rivet: a bolt, rivet, or bar that has been heated and then hammered to make it shorter and thicker at one end
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| up·set·ter noun |
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