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upset
adjective as in disturbed, bothered
Strong matches
agitated, amazed, blue, capsized, confused, disconcerted, dismayed, disordered, disquieted, distressed, dragged, grieved, hurt, ill, low, muddled, overturned, rattled, ruffled, shocked, sick, spilled, thrown, toppled, troubled, tumbled, unsettled, unzipped, worried
Weak matches
all torn up, antsy, apprehensive, broken up, bummed out, chaotic, come apart, frantic, in disarray, jittery, jumpy, overwrought, psyched-out, put out, shook-up, tipped over, unglued, upside-down
noun as in problem
verb as in disorder; knock over
Strong matches
capsize, change, derange, disarray, disorganize, invert, jumble, muddle, overturn, pitch, reverse, rummage, spill, subvert, tilt, topple, tumble, turn, upend, upturn
Weak matches
keel over, mess up, mix up, overset, put out of order, tip over, turn inside out, turn topsy-turvy, turn upside down
verb as in bother, trouble
Strong matches
afflict, ail, bug, confound, cramp, craze, debilitate, derange, discombobulate, discompose, disconcert, disquiet, distress, flip, floor, flurry, fluster, grieve, incapacitate, indispose, pother, rattle, ruffle, sicken, spook, turn, unhinge
Weak matches
egg on, fire up, flip out, get to, give a hard time, key up, lay up, make a scene, make waves, pick on, psych, rock the boat, stir up, throw off balance, turn on
verb as in defeat
Weak matches
Example Sentences
They upset second-seeded Marshall 19-6 in the first round on Nov. 13 and showed up at No. 6 Eagle Rock brimming with confidence, in large part because they have kept their routine the same.
"Everything we do will always upset a small group of people but you just have to move forward," he said.
Near the end of UCLA’s 34-17 rout, ABC broadcasters Gary Danielson and Brad Nessler, nicknamed it “Foster’s freeze” in honor of the freshman putting USC’s upset bid on ice.
"At school, children have less control. They're around peers, don't have their own space, are forced to follow someone else's schedule, and they can't avoid things that make them upset," Clark said.
“We’re human beings and we get upset and it’s natural to vent,” said Charles Lindsey, associate professor of marketing at the University of Buffalo.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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