Meaning of upset
Definition of upset
(adj)
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "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"
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset"
used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win; "the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket"
(noun)
an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"
the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"
a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
(verb)
disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"