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'upset' in a sentence

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upset adjective

: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

: used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win

: mildly physically distressed

: having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

upset noun

: an unhappy and worried mental state

: the act of disturbing the mind or body

: a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

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

: the act of upsetting something

: an improbable and unexpected victory

upset verb

: disturb the balance or stability of

: cause to lose one's composure

: move deeply

: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

: form metals with a swage

: defeat suddenly and unexpectedly


  • Those donuts upset my stomach.
  • Whole milk upsets my stomach, so I always drink two-percent milk.
  • I'd be very upset if that happened.
  • She's very upset, isn't she?
  • The teacher was really upset and threw Johnny out of class.
  • She's upset that I have a girlfriend.
  • Why are you getting upset?
  • I woke up with an upset stomach.
  • Don't get an upset stomach by eating too much.
  • I really didn't mean to upset you.
  • Is that why you're upset?
  • When he gets upset, he says crazy things.
  • He didn't want to upset his mother.
  • I was quite upset at the sudden change in the plan.
  • I was kind of upset.
  • The boss is very upset.
  • Please don't be upset with me.
  • He's upset at me.
  • We're upset about this loss.
  • My wife is very upset.
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