verb , adjective , noun
■ verb / ʌpˈset; NAmE / ( up·set·ting , upset , upset )
1.
to make sb/yourself feel unhappy, anxious or annoyed
SYN distress :
[ vn ]
This decision is likely to upset a lot of people.
Don't upset yourself about it—let's just forget it ever happened.
[ vn that ]
It upset him that nobody had bothered to tell him about it.
[ vn to inf ]
It upsets me to think of her all alone in that big house.
2.
[ vn ] to make a plan, situation, etc. go wrong :
He arrived an hour late and upset all our arrangements.
3.
[ vn ] upset sb's stomach to make sb feel sick after they have eaten or drunk sth
4.
[ vn ] to make sth fall over by hitting it by accident :
She stood up suddenly, upsetting a glass of wine.
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IDIOMS
- upset the apple cart
■ adjective / ˌʌpˈset/
1.
[ not before noun ] upset (about sth) | upset (that ... ) unhappy or disappointed because of sth unpleasant that has happened :
There's no point getting upset about it.
2.
an ˌupset ˈstomach an illness in the stomach that makes you feel sick or have diarrhoea
■ noun / ˈʌpset/
1.
[ U ] a situation in which there are problems or difficulties, especially when these are unexpected :
The company has survived the recent upset in share prices.
His health has not been improved by all the upset at home.
2.
[ C ] ( in a competition ) a situation in which a person or team beats the person or team that was expected to win
3.
[ C ] an illness in the stomach that makes you feel sick or have diarrhoea :
a stomach upset
4.
[ U , C ] feelings of unhappiness and disappointment caused by sth unpleasant that has happened :
It had been the cause of much emotional upset.