upset

ADJECTIVENOUNVERB /əp'sɛt/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH U

upset is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
U1P3S1E1T1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does upset mean?

ADJECTIVE · 5 SENSES
1

Having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom.

“the upset pitcher of milk”

SIMILAR
2

Mildly physically distressed.

“an upset stomach”

SIMILAR
3

Used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win.

“the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers”

SIMILAR
4

Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief.

“too upset to say anything”

SIMILAR
5

Thrown into a state of disarray or confusion.

“with everything so upset”

NOUN · 6 SENSES
1

An improbable and unexpected victory.

“the biggest upset since David beat Goliath”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
2

An unhappy and worried mental state.

“she didn't realize the upset she caused me”

BROADER
3

The act of upsetting something.

“he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed”

4

A physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning.

“everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time”

SYNONYMS
5

The act of disturbing the mind or body.

“his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset”

6

A tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
VERB · 6 SENSES
1
3

Defeat suddenly and unexpectedly.

“The foreign team upset the local team”

RELATED
4

Disturb the balance or stability of.

“The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries”

5

Form metals with a swage.

SYNONYMS
6

Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position.

AT THE BOARD

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