upset, adj.
freq. cnt. 3
freq. cnt. 3
used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win
<adj.all> (a) freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
upset
sample sentences
"the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"
semantic pointers
similar to
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
broken confused disordered upset
sample sentences
"troops fleeing in broken ranks""a confused mass of papers on the desk"
"the small disordered room"
"with everything so upset"
semantic pointers
similar to
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
disquieted distressed disturbed upset worried
sample sentences
"too upset to say anything""spent many disquieted moments"
"distressed about her son's leaving home"
"lapsed into disturbed sleep"
"worried parents"
"a worried frown"
"one last worried check of the sleeping children"
semantic pointers
similar to
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
overturned upset upturned
sample sentences
"an overturned car""the upset pitcher of milk"
"sat on an upturned bucket"
semantic pointers
similar to
mildly physically distressed
<adj.all>
upset