"upsets" in the noun sense

1. disturbance, perturbation, upset

an unhappy and worried mental state

"there was too much anger and disturbance"

"she didn't realize the upset she caused me"

2. upset, derangement, overthrow

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"

3. disorder, 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"

4. upset, swage

a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging

5. upset, overturn, turnover

the act of upsetting something

"he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"

6. overturn, upset

an improbable and unexpected victory

"the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

"upsets" in the verb sense

1. upset

disturb the balance or stability of

"The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"

2. upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit

cause to lose one's composure

3. disturb, upset, trouble

move deeply

"This book upset me"

"A troubling thought"

4. overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over

cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

"The cat knocked over the flower vase"

"the clumsy customer turned over the vase"

"he tumped over his beer"

5. swage, upset

form metals with a swage

6. upset

defeat suddenly and unexpectedly

"The foreign team upset the local team"

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