2 up·set
Pronounced:
/ˌʌpˈsɛt/
Function:
verbInflected forms:
up·sets; up·set; up·set·tingMeaning:
[+ obj] 1 : to make (someone) unhappy, worried, etc. ▪ That remark you made really upset me. ▪ Don't upset yourself over it. ▪ It upsets him that he can do nothing to help. ▪ A lot of people were upset by the court's decision. ▪ It upsets me to think I might never see him again.
2 : to cause an unpleasant feeling in (your stomach) ▪ Spicy food upsets my stomach.
3 : to cause (something) to be unable to continue in the expected way ▪ His sudden arrival upset [=disrupted] our plans.
4 : to defeat (someone who was expected to defeat you) ▪ The heavyweight challenger upset the reigning champion in the third round. ▪ She was upset in the primary.
5 : to cause (something) to fall ▪ He accidentally bumped the table and upset a lamp.
2 : to cause an unpleasant feeling in (your stomach) ▪ Spicy food upsets my stomach.
3 : to cause (something) to be unable to continue in the expected way ▪ His sudden arrival upset [=disrupted] our plans.
4 : to defeat (someone who was expected to defeat you) ▪ The heavyweight challenger upset the reigning champion in the third round. ▪ She was upset in the primary.
5 : to cause (something) to fall ▪ He accidentally bumped the table and upset a lamp.
upset the apple cart
informal : to do something that changes or spoils a plan, situation, system, etc. ▪ Let's not upset the apple cart by introducing new rules.
—upsetting adjective [more upsetting; most upsetting] ▪ It was a very upsetting situation.