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upset

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Synonyms: unset, pset, upsert, uset

Antonyms: unset, pset, upsert, uset

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Adjective

  1. {{lb|en|of a person|predicative|_|only}} [[angry|Angry]], [[distressed]]{{,}} or [[unhappy]]
  2. {{lb|en|of a [[stomach]] or [[gastrointestinal tract]]}} Feeling unwell, nauseated, or ready to [[vomit]].

Noun

  1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} {{cap|disturbance}} or [[disruption]].
  2. {{lb|en|countable|sports|politics}} An unexpected [[victory]] of a competitor or candidate that was not favored to win.
  3. {{lb|en|automobile insurance}} An [[overturn]].
  4. An [[#Adjective|upset]] [[stomach]].
  5. {{lb|en|mathematics}} An [[upper set]]; a [[subset]] (X,≤) of a [[partially ordered]] [[set]] with the property that, if x is in U and x≤y, then y is in U.
  6. {{lb|en|aviation}} The dangerous situation where the flight attitude or airspeed of an aircraft is outside the designed bounds of operation, possibly resulting in loss of control.
  7. {{lb|en|basketry}} A [[woven]] [[row]] supporting the [[foundation]] [[rod]]s for the [[upright]]s of a [[basket]].

Verb

  1. {{senseid|en|to distress}}{{lb|en|transitive}} To make (a person) [[angry]], [[distressed]], or [[unhappy]].
  2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[disturb]], [[disrupt]] or [[adversely]] [[alter]] (something).
  3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[tip]] or [[overturn]] (something).
  4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To defeat unexpectedly.
  5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be upset or knocked over.
  6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[set up]]; to put [[upright]].
  7. {{lb|en|metalworking}} To thicken and shorten a soft or heated piece of metal, by [[forge#Verb|forging]] or hammering on the end, to shape, for example, [[rivet]]s or [[internal combustion engine]] [[valve]]s.
  8. To shorten (a [[tire]]) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends.
  9. {{lb|en|transitive|basketry}} To support with an upset {{gl|type of woven row}}.

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