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Antonyms for upset


Grammar : Adj, noun, verb
Spell : verb, adjective uhp-set; noun uhp-set
Phonetic Transcription : verb, adjective ʌpˈsɛt; noun ˈʌpˌsɛt



Definition of upset

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "to set up, fix," from up + set (v.). Cf. Middle Dutch opsetten, German aufsetzen. Modern sense of "overturn, capsize" (1803) is that of obsolete overset. Meaning "to throw into mental discomposure" is from 1805. The noun sense of "overturning of a vehicle or boat" is recorded from 1804.
  • adj disturbed, bothered
  • noun problem
  • verb disorder; knock over
  • verb bother, trouble
  • verb defeat
Example sentences :
  • Supposing—— It was cruel to excite and upset her just for that; it made the pain worse.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • I've been getting along all right; now you come and upset everything.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The arrival of Winkleman would, he secretly admitted, upset him completely.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • "I wouldn't let a thing like that upset me if I was you," she said.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • "Well, why don't you say upset, you horrible old Orangeman," she retorted.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • "I shall say just how it all happened, that we quarreled, and upset the wagon," said Sami calmly.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • And all these arrangements had been upset by the carelessness of a domestic.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • It was not death which upset him and caused him to struggle.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Why, when I got home the last time I was so upset that I almost took to my bed.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • The truth is that it's a scheme to upset Barroux's ministry.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for upset

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