upset

Upset is a term used when referring to a competition, frequently in electoral politics or sports. When an upset occurs, the party popularly expected to win (the favorite) is defeated by an underdog the majority expects to lose, defying the conventional wisdom.
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(v. t.)
To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end.
  

(v. t.)
To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends.
  

(v. t.)
To set up; to put upright.
  

(v. t.)
To overturn, overthrow, or overset; as, to upset a carriage; to upset an argument.
  

(v. t.)
To disturb the self-possession of; to disorder the nerves of; to make ill; as, the fright upset her.
  

(v. i.)
To become upset.
  

(n.)
The act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an overturn; as, the wagon had an upset.
  

(a.)
Set up; fixed; determined; -- used chiefly or only in the phrase upset price; that is, the price fixed upon as the minimum for property offered in a public sale, or, in an auction, the price at which property is set up or started by the auctioneer, and the lowest price at which it will be sold.
  

Noun
1. an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"
(synonym) disturbance, perturbation
(hypernym) agitation
(derivation) discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
2. 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"
(synonym) derangement, overthrow
(hypernym) disturbance
(derivation) disturb, trouble
3. 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"
(synonym) disorder
(hypernym) condition, status
(hyponym) immunological disorder
4. a tool used to thicken or spread (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
(synonym) swage
(hypernym) tool
(derivation) swage
5. the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
(synonym) overturn, turnover
(hypernym) inversion, upending
(derivation) overturn, tip over, turn over, knock over, bowl over, tump over
6. an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
(synonym) overturn
(hypernym) success
Verb
1. disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"
(hypernym) touch, disturb
2. cause to lose one's composure
(synonym) discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
(hypernym) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
(hyponym) faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle
(derivation) disturbance, perturbation
3. move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
(synonym) disturb, trouble
(hypernym) affect, impress, move, strike
(hyponym) agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up
(derivation) derangement, overthrow
4. 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"
(synonym) overturn, tip over, turn over, knock over, bowl over, tump over
(hypernym) move, displace
(cause) overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over
(verb-group) overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over
(derivation) overturn, turnover
5. form metals with a swage
(synonym) swage
(hypernym) shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge
(derivation) swage
6. defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the local team"
(hypernym) get the better of, overcome, defeat
(derivation) overturn
Adjective
1. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"
(synonym) disquieted, distressed, disturbed, worried
(similar) troubled
2. thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset"
(synonym) broken, confused, disordered
(similar) disorganized, disorganised
3. used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win; "the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"
(synonym) upset(a)
(similar) unexpected
4. mildly physically distressed; "an upset stomach"
(similar) ill, sick
5. having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket"
(synonym) overturned, upturned
(similar) turned

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