upsets
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Is upsets a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. an unhappy and worried mental stateExamples: "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"Synonyms: disturbance, perturbation, upset
2. the act of disturbing the mind or bodyExamples: "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"Synonyms: derangement, overthrow, upset
3. a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioningExamples: "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"Synonyms: disorder, upset
4. a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swagingSynonyms: swage, upset
5. the act of upsetting somethingExamples: "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"Synonyms: overturn, turnover, upset
6. an improbable and unexpected victoryExamples: "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"Synonyms: overturn, upset
verb (English)
1. disturb the balance or stability ofExamples: "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"Synonyms: upset
2. cause to lose one's composureSynonyms: discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset
3. move deeplyExamples: "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"Synonyms: disturb, trouble, upset
4. cause to overturn from an upright or normal positionExamples: "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"Synonyms: bowl over, knock over, overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset
5. form metals with a swageSynonyms: swage, upset
6. defeat suddenly and unexpectedlyExamples: "The foreign team upset the local team"Synonyms: upset
Definition source: Wiktionary