[up.set] vb -set ; -set.ting vt (1677) 1: to thicken and shorten (as a heated bar of iron) by hammering on the end: swage
2: to force out of the usual upright, level, or proper position: overturn 3 a: to trouble mentally or emotionally: disturb the poise of b: to throw into disorder c: invalidate d: to defeat unexpectedly
4: to cause a physical disorder in; specif: to make somewhat ill ~ vi: to become overturned syn see discompose -- up.set.ter n
[2]up.set n (1804) 1: an act of overturning: overturn
2. a (1): an act of throwing into disorder: derangement (2): a state of disorder: confusion b: an unexpected defeat 3 a: a minor physical disorder "a stomach ~" b: an emotional disturbance "went through a big ~ after his father's death"
4. a: a part of a rod (as the head on a bolt) that is upset b: the expansion of a bullet on striking [3]up.set adj (1805): emotionally disturbed or agitated "was too ~ to speak to him"