UPSET


Meaning of UPSET in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ big , huge , major

▪ minor

▪ emotional

VERB + UPSET

▪ have

We had our first major ~ when Rogers was taken off with a leg injury.

▪ cause

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ badly , deeply , really , terribly

▪ easily

She was sensitive and easily ~.

VERB + UPSET

▪ not mean to , not want to , not wish to ( formal )

I'm sorry—I didn't mean to ~ you.

Keep the volume down—we don't want to ~ the people next door!

▪ be likely to

This decision is likely to ~ a lot of people.

Upset is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ arrangement , ↑ balance , ↑ status quo

III.

adj.

VERBS

▪ appear , be , feel , look , seem , sound

▪ become , get

Don't get so ~ about it!

▪ remain

▪ leave sb , make sb

The incident had left him visibly angry and ~.

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

▪ deeply , desperately ( esp. BrE ), greatly , particularly , seriously , terribly

She's obviously deeply ~ by his comments.

▪ genuinely , truly

▪ thoroughly

▪ a little , slightly , etc.

▪ clearly , obviously , visibly

▪ understandably

▪ emotionally

PREPOSITION

▪ about

She was still ~ about her divorce.

▪ at

He was ~ at missing all the excitement.

▪ with

I think she may be a little ~ with you.

Upset is used with these nouns: ↑ stomach , ↑ tummy , ↑ victory , ↑ win

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .