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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disturbed, bothered |
| Synonyms: | agitated, all torn up, amazed, antsy*, apprehensive, blue*, broken up, bummed out, capsized, chaotic, come apart, confused, disconcerted, dismayed, disordered, disquieted, distressed, dragged, frantic, grieved, hurt, ill, in disarray, jittery, jumpy, low, muddled, overturned, overwrought, psyched out, rattled, ruffled, shocked, shook up, sick, spilled, thrown, tipped over, toppled, troubled, tumbled, unglued, unsettled, unzipped, upside-down, worried |
| Antonyms: | happy, undisturbed, unworried |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | upset |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disorder; knock over |
| Synonyms: | capsize, change, derange, disarray, disorganize, disturb, invert, jumble, keel over, mess up*, mix up, muddle, overset, overturn, pitch, put out of order, reverse, rummage, spill, spoil, subvert, tilt, tip over, topple, tumble, turn, turn inside-out, turn topsy-turvy, turn upside-down, unsettle, upend, upturn |
| Antonyms: | hold, order, place, straighten |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | upset |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, trouble |
| Synonyms: | adjy, afflict, agitate, ail, bewilder, bug*, confound, cramp, craze, debilitate, derange, discombobulate, discompose, disconcert, dismay, disquiet, distract, distress, disturb, egg on, fire up, flip out, flip*, floor*, flurry, fluster, get to, give a hard time, grieve, incapacitate, indispose, key up, lay up, make a scene, make waves, perturb, pick on, pother, psych, rattle, rock the boat, ruffle, sicken, spook, stir up, throw off balance, turn, turn on, unhinge, unnerve, unsettle |
| Antonyms: | delight, make happy, please |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | upset |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeat |
| Synonyms: | be victorious, beat, conquer, get the better of, outplay, overcome, overpower, overthrow, overturn, topple, triumph over, win |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose |
| Main Entry: | affect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | influence, affect emotionally |
| Synonyms: | act on, alter, change, disturb, impinge, impress, induce, influence, inspire, interest, involve, modify, move, overcome, perturb, prevail, regard, relate, stir, sway, touch, transform, upset |
| Notes: | as a noun, affect means 'a feeling or emotion,' whereas effect means 'the result or consequence of some action or process'; as a verb, to affect means 'to exert an influence upon,' and implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction, whereas to effect means 'to bring about as a result' effect is a noun referring to a thing, but if you mean an action, that is affect; if you want the verb meaning 'achieve, bring about,' that is effect |
| Main Entry: | affected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deeply moved or hurt emotionally |
| Synonyms: | afflicted, altered, changed, compassionate, concerned, damaged, distressed, excited, grieved, impaired, impressed, influenced, injured, overwhelmed, overwrought, sorry, stimulated, stirred, sympathetic, tender, touched, troubled, upset |
| Antonyms: | calm, unmoved, unperturbed, unswayed, untroubled |
| Main Entry: | afraid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fearful |
| Synonyms: | abashed, aghast, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, aroused, blanched, cowardly, cowed, daunted, discouraged, disheartened, dismayed, distressed, disturbed, faint-hearted, frightened, frozen, have cold feet, horrified, in awe, intimidated, nervous, panic-stricken, perplexed, perturbed, petrified, rattled, run scared, scared, scared stiff, scared to death, shocked, spooked, startled, stunned, suspicious, terrified, terror-stricken, timid, timorous, trembling, upset, worried |
| Antonyms: | bold, brave, composed, confident, cool, courageous, fearless, heroic, intrepid, unafraid, undaunted, valiant |
| Main Entry: | agitate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disturb, trouble someone |
| Synonyms: | alarm, argue, arouse, bug up, bug*, burn up, confuse, craze*, debate, discompose, disconcert, discuss, dispute, disquiet, distract, disturb, egg on, examine, excite, ferment, flurry, fluster, get to, incite, inflame, make flip, move, perturb, psych, push buttons, rouse, ruffle, spook, stimulate, stir, trouble, turn on, unhinge, upset, ventilate, work up, worry |
| Antonyms: | calm, not bother, quiet, soothe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hurt |
| Synonyms: | afflict, annoy, bother, distress, pain, sicken, trouble, upset |
| Notes: | ale is a fermented alcoholic beverage containing malt and hops, similar to but heavier than beer; to ail is to feel ill or have pain |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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