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upset

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of upset

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty

she was upset by the unexplained change in plans

Synonyms of upset

aflutter, antsy, anxious, atwitter, dithery, edgy, goosey, het up, hinky [slang], hung up, ill at ease, insecure, jittery, jumpy, nervous, nervy, perturbed, queasy (also queazy), tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, uptight, worried

Words Related to upset

aggrieved, bothered, concerned, disquieted, distraught, distressed, disturbed, freaked, freaked-out, shook-up

apprehensive, foreboding, hesitant, misgiving

fretful, fretting, stewing, vexed

qualmish, qualmy

flustered, twittered, undone, unnerved, unstrung

obsessed, preoccupied, restless

fidgety, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hypertense, skittish, spooky

Phrases Synonymous with upset

keyed up, on edge, on pins and needles, on tenterhooks

Near Antonyms of upset

confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure

controlled, self-controlled

Antonyms of upset

calm, collected, cool, easy, happy-go-lucky, nerveless, relaxed

upset

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of upset

an act or instance of the order of things being disturbed

the move to a new town is just the latest in a series of upsets for my family over the last year

Synonyms of upset

derangement, dislocation, disruption, disturbance

Words Related to upset

convulsion, revolution, unsettledness, unsettlement, upheaval

upset

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of upset

1 to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

the smallest things can upset us if we're already stressed

Synonyms of upset

agitate, ail, alarm (also alarum), bother, concern, derail, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distemper, distract, distress, disturb, exercise, flurry, frazzle, freak (out), fuss, hagride, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, weird out, worry

Words Related to upset

aggravate, anger, annoy, bug, chafe, chivy (or chivvy), exasperate, fret, gall, get, grate, harass, harry, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put off, put out, rile, vex

bedevil, haunt, plague

abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, jar, mortify, nonplus, rattle, shake up

daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, unnerve

Near Antonyms of upset

allay, alleviate, assuage

appease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate

Antonyms of upset

calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize)

2 to turn on one's side or upside down

the narrow boat upsets easily and should be handled with care

Synonyms of upset

capsize, overturn, turn over

Words Related to upset

invert, overset, overthrow, pitchpole, topple, tump (over) [chiefly Southern], upend

careen, heel, keel, lean, list, tilt, tip

collapse, fall, founder, give

Phrases Synonymous with upset

Near Antonyms of upset

stand up, straighten (up)

Antonyms of upset

3 to undo the proper order or arrangement of

the change in the bus schedule upset our daily routine

Synonyms of upset

confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, hash, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble

Words Related to upset

embroil, entangle, snarl, tangle

agitate, perturb, stir (up), unsettle

Near Antonyms of upset

align (also aline), line, line up, queue

classify, codify, methodize, systematize, systemize

groom, make up, spruce (up)

Antonyms of upset

arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy

Synonym Discussion of upset

discompose, disquiet, disturb, perturb, agitate, upset, fluster mean to destroy capacity for collected thought or decisive action. discompose implies some degree of loss of self-control or self-confidence especially through emotional stress.

- discomposed by the loss of his beloved wife

disquiet suggests loss of sense of security or peace of mind.

- the disquieting news of factories closing

disturb implies interference with one's mental processes caused by worry, perplexity, or interruption.

- the discrepancy in accounts disturbed me

perturb implies deep disturbance of mind and emotions.

- perturbed by her husband's strange behavior

agitate suggests obvious external signs of nervous or emotional excitement.

- in his agitated state we could see he was unable to work

upset implies the disturbance of normal or habitual functioning by disappointment, distress, or grief.

- the family's constant bickering upsets the youngest child

fluster suggests bewildered agitation.

- his declaration of love completely flustered her

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