upset

Definizione monolingua

upset

upset (third-person singular simple present upsets, present participle upsetting, simple past and past participle upset)

1. (transitive) To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.

   I’m sure the bad news will upset him, but he needs to know.

2. (transitive) To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).

   Introducing a foreign species can upset the ecological balance.

   The fatty meat upset his stomach.

3. (transitive) To tip or overturn (something).
   • 1924, W. D. Ross translator, Aristitle, Metaphysics, Book 1, Part 9, The Classical Library, Nashotah, Wisconsin, 2001.

     But this argument, which first Anaxagoras and later Eudoxus and certain others used, is very easily upset; for it is not difficult to collect many insuperable objections to such a view.

4. (transitive) To defeat unexpectedly.

   Truman upset Dewey in the 1948 US presidential election.

Wikipedia upset (countable and uncountable; plural upsets)

1. (uncountable) Disturbance or disruption.

   My late arrival caused the professor considerable upset.

2. (countable, sports) An unexpected victory of a competitor that was not favored.
   • 2011 January 8, Paul Fletcher, “Stevenage 3 - 1 Newcastle”, BBC:

     But it is probably the biggest upset for the away side since Ronnie Radford smashed a famous goal as Hereford defeated Newcastle 2-1 in 1972.

3. (automobile insurance) An overturn.

   ""collision and upset"": impact with another object or an overturn for whatever reason.

4. An upset stomach.
   • 1958 May 12, advertisement, Life, volume 44, number 19, page 110 [1]:

     ""Bob, lets cancel the babysitter. With this upset stomach, I cant go out tonight.

     ""Try Pepto-Bismol. Hospital tests prove it relieves upsets. And its great for indigestion or nausea, too!""

upset (comparative more upset, superlative most upset)

1. (of a person) Angry, distressed, or unhappy.

   He was upset when she unfriends him on Facebook.

   My children often get upset with their classmates.

2. (of a stomach or gastrointestinal tract, referred to as stomach) Feeling unwell, nauseated, or ready to vomit.

   His stomach was upset, so he didnt want to move.

Definizione dizionario upset

	rovesciare
	tip, overturn

	sconvolgere
	disturb, disrupt, unfavorably alter

	turbare
	disturb, disrupt, unfavorably alter

	turbato
	An unhappy and worried mental state

nuocere

	angosciare
	disturb, disrupt, unfavorably alter

	capovolgere
	tip, overturn

	innervosire
	make (a person) angry, distressed or unhappy

	ribaltare
	tip, overturn

	sorpresa
	sports: unexpected victory of a competitor

	turbamento
	disturbance, disruption

accanire

accanito

agitare

agitato

arrabbiato

capovolgersi

capovolgimento

confuso

disordine

disturbare

disturbo

indisposto

inquietare

offendere

preoccupare

scombussolare

scompiglio

sconvolto

stravolgere

Altri significati:

(transitive) To tip or overturn (something).

(transitive) To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).

(countable, sports) An unexpected victory of a competitor that was not favored.

(uncountable) Disturbance or disruption.

An upset stomach.

angry, distressed, unhappy

(of a person) Angry, distressed, or unhappy.

(transitive) To defeat unexpectedly.

(transitive) To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.

(of a stomach or gastrointestinal tract, referred to as stomach ) '''This word needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.'''

(automobile insurance) An overturn.