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Adjective upset has 5 senses
  1. disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worried - 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"
    Antonym: untroubled (indirect, via troubled)
  2. broken, confused, disordered, upset - 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"
    Antonym: organized (indirect, via disorganized)
  3. upset - used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win; "the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"
    Antonym:     expected (indirect, via unexpected)
  4. upset - mildly physically distressed; "an upset stomach"
    Antonym:     well (indirect, via ill)
  5. overturned, upset, upturned - 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"
    Antonym: unturned (indirect, via turned)
,Noun upset has 6 senses
  1. disturbance, perturbation, upset - an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"
    --1 is a kind of agitation
    Derived forms: verb upset2, verb upset3
  2. upset, derangement, overthrow - 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"
    --2 is a kind of disturbance
    Derived form: verb upset3
  3. disorder, upset - 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"
    --3 is a kind of condition, status
    --3 has particulars:
     immunological disorder; functional disorder; organic disorder; abocclusion; abruptio placentae; achlorhydria; acholia, cholestasis; achylia, achylia gastrica; acute brain disorder, acute organic brain syndrome; ailment, complaint, ill; eating disorder; bladder disorder; cardiovascular disease; celiac disease; cheilosis, perleche; choking; colpoxerosis; degenerative disorder; dysaphia; dysosmia, parosamia, ofactory impairment; dysphagia; dysuria; failure; fantods; glandular disease, gland disease, glandular disorder, adenosis; hyperactivity; impaction, impacted tooth; impaction; learning disorder, learning disability; malocclusion; idiopathic disease, idiopathic disorder, idiopathy; mental disorder, mental disturbance, disturbance, psychological disorder, folie; metabolic disorder; nervous disorder, neurological disorder, neurological disease; hydrocele; sleep disorder; strangulation; hematocolpometra, haematocolpometra; hematocolpos, haematocolpos; speech disorder, speech defect, defect of speech; sprue, tropical sprue
  4. upset, swage - a tool used to thicken or spread (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
    --4 is a kind of tool
    Derived form: verb upset5
  5. upset, overturn, turnover - the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
    --5 is a kind of inversion, upending
    Derived form: verb upset4
  6. overturn, upset - an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
    --6 is a kind of success
    Derived form: verb upset6
,Verb upset has 6 senses
  1. upset - disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"
    --1 is one way to     touch, disturb
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit - cause to lose one's composure
    --2 is one way to arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
    Derived form: noun upset1
    Sample sentence:
    The performance is likely to upset Sue
  3. disturb, upset, trouble - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
    --3 is one way to affect, impress, move, strike
    Derived forms: noun upset2, noun upset1
    Sample sentence:
    The bad news will upset him
  4. overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over - 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"
    --4 is one way to move, displace
    Derived form: noun upset5
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  5. swage, upset - form metals with a swage
    --5 is one way to shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge
    Derived form: noun upset4
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  6. upset - defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the local team"
    --6 is one way to     get the better of, overcome, defeat
    Derived forms: noun upset6, noun upsetter1
    Sample sentence:
    The fighter managed to upset his opponent
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