Word Type

Verb

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "upset" can be used as verb, noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

calm happy

Capable Of

air feelings

Derived Terms

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

Distinct From

happy

Context

automobile insurance mathematics politics sports

Subevents

raise voice

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

affect agitation arouse defeat displace disturb disturbance elicit emove enkindle evoke fire forge form get the better of impress inflict inversion kindle mold mould move overcome physical condition physiological condition physiological state provoke raise shape strike success tool touch upending work

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

abash annoy enrage frighten sadden vex

Type Of (IsA)

competition disturbance inversion tool

Manner Of

arouse get better of touch

Related Terms

adversely almost almost angry alter anger angry disrupt disruption distressed disturb disturbance emotion feeling losing losing teams mood overturn partially ordered set set up stomach subset teams tip tire unhappy upper set upright victory vomit

Similar Terms

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

Synonym Network

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

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.