upset - Meaning in Konkani

upset - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of upset in English

upset adjective

1. mildly physically distressed

   Example

   • "an upset stomach"
2. having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

   Examples

   • "an overturned car"
   • "sat on an upturned bucket"
   • "the upset pitcher of milk"
3. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

   Examples

   • "a worried frown"
   • "distressed about her son's leaving home"
   • "lapsed into disturbed sleep"
   • "one last worried check of the sleeping children"
   • "spent many disquieted moments"
   • "too upset to say anything"
   • "worried parents"
4. thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

   Examples

   • "a confused mass of papers on the desk"
   • "the small disordered room"
   • "troops fleeing in broken ranks"
   • "with everything so upset"
5. used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win

   Example

   • "the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"

upset noun

1. the act of upsetting something

   Synonyms

   turnover

   Example

   • "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
2. an unhappy and worried mental state

   Examples

   • "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"
   • "there was too much anger and disturbance"
3. a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

   Examples

   • "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"
   • "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"
4. a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
5. the act of disturbing the mind or body

   Examples

   • "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"
   • "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"
6. an improbable and unexpected victory

   Example

   • "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

upset verb

1. disturb the balance or stability of

   Example

   • "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"
2. defeat suddenly and unexpectedly

   Example

   • "The foreign team upset the local team"
3. form metals with a swage
4. move deeply

   Synonyms

   trouble

   Examples

   • "A troubling thought"
   • "This book upset me"
5. cause to lose one's composure
6. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

   Examples

   • "he tumped over his beer"
   • "The cat knocked over the flower vase"
   • "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"

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