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    • upset :an unhappy and worried mental state
      • there was too much anger and disturbance|she didn't realize the upset she caused me

    • upset :disturb the balance or stability of
      • The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries

    • upset :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

    • upset :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

    • upset :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

    • upset :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

    • upset :move deeply
      • This book upset me|A troubling thought

    • upset :used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win
      • the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers

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