Upset

//ˌʌpˈsɛt//

Synonyms for "upset" (902 found)

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Closest matches (181)

Verb(31 words)

disturb discompose disconcert overturn tip over turn over forset upend bring down put out turn upside down affront aggravate aggrieve agitate anger antagonize attrist awrath begloom

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begrieve besorrow blight blot botch bother bowl over bungle burn up cheese off contaminate

angry disorder disordered disquieted disrupt disruption disturb disturbance invert overturn overturned abash abashed abroad addle addle the wits adrift affect affected afflict

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afflicted afraid agitate agitated agitation ail alarm all overs all up with all-overs amiss anger angst anguish annoy answer answer conclusively anxiety anxiety hysteria anxiety neurosis anxious anxious bench anxious concern anxious seat anxiousness apprehension apprehensive apprehensiveness argue down askew astray at sea awry baffle bafflement balk balking ball up balled up balled-up be lost beat beat up beaten becloud bedazzle befuddle befuddlement belied bend beset beside bested bewilder bewildered bewilderment blast bloodless revolution bluster bobbery boil boiling bother botheration bothered bottom side up bouleversement brave brawl breakdown breakup broil broken-hearted brouhaha bug bugger up burden bustle cacophony cankerworm of care capsizal capsize capsized care careen cast down cataclysm catastrophe chagrin chagrined challenge chaos chaotic chapfallen check checkmate churn churn up circumvent clean slate clean sweep cloud clueless cockeyed commotion complete answer complicate computer revolution concern concerned concernment confound confounded confounding confoundment confront confuse confused confusion confutation confute confuted conquer conquest contract contradict

Noun(1 words)

disturbance

Adjective(1 words)

angry

Adjective(2 words)

broken confused

Strong matches (270)

contradiction contravene controversion controvert conturbation convulse convulsed convulsion counter counteract countermand counterrevolution counterwork cross crush crushed culbute culbuter curve dash

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dashed daunt daze dazzle debacle debilitate deck defeat defeated deflated defy demolish demolition demoralize demoralized denial denied deny deposal depose derange deranged derangement destroy dilemma disarrange disarranged disarrangement disarray disarticulation disbalance discarded discombobulate discombobulation discomfit discomfited discomfiture discomfort discomforted discommode discompose discomposed discomposure disconcert disconcerted disconcertedness disconcertion disconcertment discountenance discredited discrediting disequilibrate dish disharmony dishevel dishevelment disintegration disjoint disjunction dislocated dislodgment dismay dismayed dismiss dismissed disorderliness disorderly disorganization disorganize disorganized disorient disorientation disoriented displease dispose of disproportion disproved disputed disquiet disquietude distract distracted distraction distraught distress distressed disturbed division done for done in down downfall dread ebullition effective rejoinder electrify elude embarrass embarrassed embarrassment embroil embroilment enigma entangle entropy excite excited excitement exploded exposed fall fallen fanaticism fear ferment fermentation fever feverish feverishness fidgets fidgety finish fix fixed flap floor floored flummox flurried flurry fluster flustered flutter flutteration fluttered fog foil foiling foment fomentation foofaraw foreboding forebodingness founder frantic frazzle freaked out frenzy fret frighten frightened frustrate frustration fuck up fuddle fuddlement fume furious furor furore fury fuss fussed give concern go down guessing gum up haphazardness harry havoc haywire haze heartbroken hit nerve honeycomb horrify horror hors de combat hubbub hung up hurly burly hurly-burly hurry hurt ill ill at ease ill-at-ease impugned in a fix in a jumble in a maze in a pickle in a pother in a pucker in a scrape in a stew in a sweat in a swivet in a tizzy in disorder incapacitate incident incoherence inconvenience indiscriminateness indispose

Verb(35 words)

contristate cook someone's goose corrupt cross darken dash deject deprave depress derange desolate discomfit dispirit disrupt distress embitter engrieve enturbulate envenom flurry

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freak gall get get down get one's back up get someone's dander up get someone's goat get someone's irish up get to grieve grieven harsh one's mellow honk off incense inflame

Noun(3 words)

derangement disorder disruption

Adjective(4 words)

disordered disquieted distressed disturbed

Adjective(2 words)

distressed and unhappy in a tizzy

Related words (451)

Verb(55 words)

infuriate invert knock over madden make angry make someone see red make someone's blood boil moan mommick mortify nark nudge offend oppress outrage pain perturb piss off pollute provoke

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inharmonious harmony inquietude interfere with intolerant invalid invalidated inverted irate irregularity jam jangle jar jitters jittery jolt jumble jumbled jumpiness jumpy keel

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keel over knock down knock galley-west knock over knock the chocks lambasted lathered lay up licked load with care lost mad maelstrom malaise matter maze mazed mess mess up misgiving misplaced mist mix up mixed up moider moil mortified mortify most admired disorder move muddle muddled muddlement mystery negated negatived nerve nerviness nervosity nervous nervous strain nervous tension nervousness nervy nettle neurasthenic nonplus nonsymmetry nonuniformity off the track on the fritz on the skids out of countenance out of gear out of joint out of kelter out of kilter out of order out of place out of tune out of whack outdone overanxiety overawe overbalance overborne overcome overexcited overmaster overmastered overmatch overmatched overpower overpowered overridden overset overthrow overthrowal overthrown overwhelm overwhelmed overwrought paddle palace revolution pandemonium panic-stricken panicked parry passion perplex perplexed perplexity perturb perturbate perturbation perturbed pickle pins and needles pitchpole plight pother predicament problem promiscuity promiscuousness prostrate prostrated prostration psych psych out pucker punctured put off put out put to it put to rout put to silence put upon put-out put-upon puzzle puzzlement quandary queasy racket radical change rage raise hell randomness rattle rattled rebut rebuttal reduce to silence reduced to jelly refutal refutation refute refuted rejected resentful resentment restless restlessness reversal reverse reversed revolt revolute revolution revolutionary war revolutionize revulsion riddle rile ripple rock rock the boat roil roily roughen rout routed row ruckus ruffle ruffled ruin ruined rummage rumple rumpus sabotage sap sap the foundations scandalize scare scared scattered scene scotch scrape screw up scuttle seethe seething send flying settle settled shake shake up shaken shaken up shatter shock shook shot shot to pieces shown up shuffle shuffled shut up sick sicken silence silenced sink skew skinned skinned alive smash all opposition snarl up solicitude somersault somerset spasm spike spill spite spoil spook squash squeamish squelch stagger stampeded stand in the way startle stew stir stir up stirred up stonewall storminess strain stress stricken striking alteration stump subversion subvert suffer surmount surprise suspense swage sweat sweeping change swirl swivet tabula rasa technological revolution tempestuousness tense tension thrash thrashing throw throw down throw into confusion throw off balance throw over thwart thwarting tip over tizzy to do to-do topple topple over toppled topsy-turvify topsy-turvy total change touch nerve transilience trauma trepidation trepidity trimmed trip trip up triumph triumph over trouble troubled troublous trounced tumble tumult tumultuation tumultuousness turbid turbidity turbulence turbulent turmoil turn turn a somersault turn over turn topsy-turvy turn turtle turn upside down turned around turnover twitter unassuredness unbalance unbrace uncomfortable undermine undermining undo undone unease uneasiness uneasy unexpected unglued unhinge unhorsing unman unmanned unnerve unnerved unpeaceful unplacement unquiet unquietness unrest unsaddling unseating unsettle unsettled unsettlement unstring unstrung unsymmetry ununiformity upend upheaval uproar upset the boat upsetting upside down upturn vanquish vexation victory violent change weaken whelmed whip whip up whipped whisk wild wildness without a clue work up worried worry worst worsted zeal zealousness

Noun(6 words)

overthrow overturn perturbation swage turnover upper set

Adjective(3 words)

overturned upturned worried

Adjective(1 words)

sore

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

13 relation types

More general

35 entries

affect agitation arouse defeat displace disturb disturbance elicit emove enkindle evoke fire forge form get the better of impress

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More specific

6 entries

abash annoy enrage frighten sadden vex

Antonyms

2 entries

calm happy

Synonyms

14 entries

anger angry disorder disordered disquieted disrupt disruption disturb disturbance invert overturn overturned reversal swage

capable of

1 entries

air feelings

derived

9 entries

jet upset process upset upset price upset stomach upset the applecart upset the natives upset the pot upsetting thermometer

distinct from

1 entries

happy

has context

4 entries

automobile insurance mathematics politics sports

has subevent

1 entries

raise voice

is a

4 entries

competition disturbance inversion tool

manner of

3 entries

arouse get better of touch

related to

30 entries

adversely almost almost angry alter anger angry disrupt disruption distressed disturb disturbance emotion feeling losing losing teams mood

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similar

13 entries

disorganised disorganized ill overturn sick tip over troubled tump over turn over turned unexpected

Translations

264 translations across 47 languages.

Afrikaans

4 entries

omgekrap adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
omgekrap adj (of a stomach)
ontsteld adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
ontsteld adj (of a stomach)

Arabic

3 entries

مُسْتَاء adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
مُمْتَعِض adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
أَسْخَطَ verb (make (a person) angry, distressed or unhappy)

Belarusian

1 entries

разладжаны adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)

Bulgarian

4 entries

разстроен adj (of a stomach)
разтревожен adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
вълнение noun (disturbance, disruption)
неочаквано поражение noun (sports: unexpected victory of a competitor)

Catalan

4 entries

disgustat adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
molest adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
trasbalsat adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
trasbals noun (disturbance, disruption)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

唔舒服 adj (of a stomach)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

懊惱 /懊恼 adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
刺激 verb (make (a person) angry, distressed or unhappy)

Czech

1 entries

rozrušený adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)

Danish

1 entries

oprørt adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)

Dutch

4 entries

geschokt adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
ontdaan adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
overstuur adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
overstuur adj (of a stomach)

Finnish

4 entries

järkyttynyt adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
pahoillaan adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
poissa tolaltaan adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
sekaisin adj (of a stomach)

French

4 entries

bouleversé adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
bouleversé adj (of a stomach)
contrarié adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
dérangé adj (of a stomach)

Georgian

2 entries

გაბრაზებული adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
განაწყენებული adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)

German

4 entries

aufgebracht adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
aufgewühlt adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
gereizt adj (of a stomach)
nervös adj (of a stomach)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (make (a person) angry, distressed or unhappy)

Greek

1 entries

θυμωμένος adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)

Hebrew

1 entries

מַהְפָּךְ noun (sports: unexpected victory of a competitor)

Hindi

1 entries

परेशान adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)

Hungarian

4 entries

elrontott (gyomor/has) adj (of a stomach)
feldúlt adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
ideges adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
kiborult adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)

Irish

3 entries

múisiamach adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
meath-thinneas noun (upset stomach)
múisiam noun (upset stomach)

Italian

4 entries

sconvolto adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
sorpresa noun (sports: unexpected victory of a competitor)
turbamento noun (disturbance, disruption)
angosciare verb (disturb, disrupt, unfavorably alter)

Japanese

2 entries

くよくよ adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
引っ繰り返す verb (make (a person) angry, distressed or unhappy)

Khmer

4 entries

ក្រំចិត្ត adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
ទល់ពោះ adj (of a stomach)
មួហ្មង adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
រកាំចិត្ត adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)

Korean

2 entries

기분 나쁘다 adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
번뇌 adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)

Latin

2 entries

sollicitus adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
subvertō verb (tip, overturn)

Louisiana Creole

3 entries

fashé adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
boulvèrsé verb (disturb, disrupt, unfavorably alter)
troublé verb (make (a person) angry, distressed or unhappy)

Marathi

4 entries

अस्वस्थ adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
अस्वस्थपणा adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
अस्वस्थ करणे verb (make (a person) angry, distressed or unhappy)
बिघडवणे verb (make (a person) angry, distressed or unhappy)

Māori

4 entries

auhi adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
hūhē adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
ngaukino adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
pāiriiri adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)

Nepali

1 entries

ढाल्नु verb (tip, overturn)

Northern Kurdish

4 entries

qehirandin verb (make (a person) angry, distressed or unhappy)
rijandin verb (tip, overturn)
riştin verb (tip, overturn)
sil kirin verb (make (a person) angry, distressed or unhappy)

Old English

1 entries

drēfan verb (make (a person) angry, distressed or unhappy)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

fuchtich adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)

Polish

4 entries

przygnębiony adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
rozstrojony adj (of a stomach)
zaniepokojony adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
zmartwiony adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)

Portuguese

4 entries

chateado adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
triste adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
desgosto noun (disturbance, disruption)
surpresa noun (sports: unexpected victory of a competitor)

Romanian

4 entries

deranjat adj (of a stomach)
necăjit adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
supărat adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
capotare noun (automobile insurance term)

Russian

4 entries

огорчённый adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
расстро́енный adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
огорча́ть verb (make (a person) angry, distressed or unhappy)
огорчи́ть verb (make (a person) angry, distressed or unhappy)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

tro-chèile adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
buair verb (make (a person) angry, distressed or unhappy)
buair verb (disturb, disrupt, unfavorably alter)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

ùzrujān adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
у̀зруја̄н adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)

Spanish

4 entries

alterado adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
apenado adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
contrariado adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
disgustado adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)

Swedish

3 entries

orolig adj (of a stomach)
upprörd adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
skräll noun (sports: unexpected victory of a competitor)

Thai

1 entries

ไม่พอใจ adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)

Turkish

1 entries

üzmek verb (make (a person) angry, distressed or unhappy)

Ukrainian

4 entries

розстроєний adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
засму́чувати verb (make (a person) angry, distressed or unhappy)
засмути́ти verb (make (a person) angry, distressed or unhappy)
розсе́рдити verb (make (a person) angry, distressed or unhappy)

Urdu

1 entries

پریشان adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)

Vietnamese

1 entries

tức adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)

Walloon

4 entries

mwaijhe adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
mwais adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
måle adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)
måva adj (angry, distressed, unhappy)

Welsh

1 entries

dymchwel verb (tip, overturn)

Sample sentences

31 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I'm sorry to upset your plans.

Source: tatoeba (17251)

The journalist was too upset to distinguish vice from virtue.

Source: tatoeba (20194)

Don't be upset by a sudden change in the weather.

Source: tatoeba (20329)

The office has been topsy-turvy since the merger upset everything.

Source: tatoeba (22385)

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