upset - Meaning in Malayalam

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upset - Meaning in Malayalam

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Definitions and Meaning of upset in English

upset adjective

1. mildly physically distressed

   Example

   • "an upset stomach"
2. having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

   Synonyms

   overturned, upturned

   Examples

   • "an overturned car"
   • "sat on an upturned bucket"
   • "the upset pitcher of milk"
3. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

   Synonyms

   disquieted, distressed, disturbed, worried

   Examples

   • "a worried frown"
   • "distressed about her son's leaving home"
   • "lapsed into disturbed sleep"
   • "one last worried check of the sleeping children"
   • "spent many disquieted moments"
   • "too upset to say anything"
   • "worried parents"
4. thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

   Synonyms

   broken, confused, disordered

   Examples

   • "a confused mass of papers on the desk"
   • "the small disordered room"
   • "troops fleeing in broken ranks"
   • "with everything so upset"
5. used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win

   Example

   • "the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"

upset noun

1. the act of upsetting something

   Synonyms

   overturn, turnover

   Example

   • "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
2. an unhappy and worried mental state

   Synonyms

   disturbance, disturbance, perturbation

   Examples

   • "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"
   • "there was too much anger and disturbance"
3. a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

   Synonyms

   disorder

   Examples

   • "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"
   • "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"
4. a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging

   Synonyms

   swage

5. the act of disturbing the mind or body

   Synonyms

   derangement, overthrow

   Examples

   • "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"
   • "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"
6. an improbable and unexpected victory

   Synonyms

   overturn

   Example

   • "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

upset verb

1. disturb the balance or stability of

   Example

   • "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"
2. defeat suddenly and unexpectedly

   Example

   • "The foreign team upset the local team"
3. form metals with a swage

   Synonyms

   swage

4. move deeply

   Synonyms

   disturb, trouble

   Examples

   • "A troubling thought"
   • "This book upset me"
5. cause to lose one's composure

   Synonyms

   discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune

6. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

   Synonyms

   bowl over, knock over, overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over

   Examples

   • "he tumped over his beer"
   • "The cat knocked over the flower vase"
   • "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"

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