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Pronunciation:
[ ˌʌpsˈɛt], [ ˌʌpsˈɛt], [ ˌʌ_p_s_ˈɛ_t]
Upset is a word that describes a feeling of sadness, disappointment, or frustration. There are several synonyms for upset that can be used interchangeably, depending on the context and intensity of the feeling. Some of the most common synonyms for upset include distressed, agitated, perturbed, disturbed, uneasy, unsettled, and disconcerted. These words are often used to describe a mental or emotional state of being that is caused by a negative experience or thought. Other synonyms include ruffled, irked, vexed, and bothered, which may suggest a lesser degree of upset or annoyance. Regardless of the synonym used, the underlying emotion is one of discomfort or disquietude.
Related words: downset, upheave, upset, disappoint, dishearten
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adj.
• affected- Influenced ,
- afflicted ,
- altered ,
- changed ,
- compassionate ,
- concerned ,
- damaged ,
- excited ,
- impaired ,
- impressed ,
- injured ,
- overwhelmed ,
- sorry ,
- stimulated ,
- stirred ,
- sympathetic ,
- tender ,
- touched .
- abashed ,
- aghast ,
- alarmed ,
- anxious ,
- aroused ,
- blanched ,
- cowardly ,
- cowed ,
- daunted ,
- discouraged ,
- disheartened ,
- disturbed ,
- faint-hearted ,
- frightened ,
- frozen ,
- have cold feet ,
- horrified ,
- in awe ,
- intimidated ,
- nervous ,
- panic-stricken ,
- perplexed ,
- perturbed ,
- petrified ,
- run scared ,
- scared ,
- scared stiff ,
- scared to death ,
- spooked ,
- startled ,
- stunned ,
- suspicious ,
- terrified ,
- terror-stricken ,
- timid ,
- timorous ,
- trembling .
- apologetic ,
- conscience-stricken ,
- contrite ,
- crestfallen ,
- dejected ,
- depressed ,
- disconsolate ,
- down ,
- downcast ,
- downhearted ,
- guilty ,
- regretful ,
- remorseful ,
- sad ,
- woebegone .
- berserk ,
- bothered ,
- carried away ,
- crazed ,
- delirious ,
- demented ,
- distraught ,
- frenetic ,
- hysterical ,
- insane ,
- mad ,
- out of one's mind ,
- out of one's wit ,
- raving ,
- unbalanced ,
- unhinged ,
- very upset ,
- worked-up .
- Exercised ,
- biting one's nails ,
- butterflies in stomach ,
- in a stew ,
- on pins and needles ,
- tied up in knots ,
- uneasy ,
- uptight ,
- worried sick .
- Objecting ,
- balked ,
- beaten ,
- chapfallen ,
- complaining ,
- defeated ,
- despondent ,
- discontented ,
- disenchanted ,
- disgruntled ,
- disillusioned ,
- dissatisfied ,
- down in the dumps ,
- foiled ,
- frustrated ,
- hopeless ,
- shot down ,
- taken down ,
- thwarted ,
- unhappy ,
- unsatisfied ,
- vanquished ,
- worsted .
- annoyed ,
- bewildered ,
- caught off balance ,
- distracted ,
- embarrassed ,
- fazed ,
- flustered ,
- in botheration ,
- messed-up ,
- mixed-up ,
- nonplussed ,
- out of countenance ,
- psyched-out ,
- shook-up ,
- spaced-out ,
- taken aback .
- Griping ,
- Malcontented ,
- crabby ,
- disaffected ,
- displeased ,
- exasperated ,
- fed up ,
- fretful ,
- kvetching ,
- malcontent ,
- miserable ,
- picky ,
- restless ,
- ungratified ,
- vexed .
- Punchy ,
- Reeling ,
- Staggered ,
- addled ,
- befuddled ,
- bemused ,
- blind ,
- blinded ,
- dazed ,
- dazzled ,
- dumb ,
- dumbfounded ,
- faint ,
- gaga ,
- giddy ,
- groggy ,
- hazy ,
- light ,
- off balance ,
- out of control ,
- punch-drunk ,
- puzzled ,
- shaky ,
- slap-happy ,
- staggering ,
- swimming ,
- tipsy ,
- unsteady ,
- vertiginous ,
- weak in the knees ,
- weak-kneed ,
- whirling ,
- wobbly ,
- woozy .
- Fuming ,
- aggravated ,
- angered ,
- angry ,
- boiling ,
- incensed ,
- inflamed ,
- infuriated ,
- irate ,
- livid ,
- pushed too far ,
- riled .
- Piqued ,
- acrimonious ,
- bent out of shape ,
- bugged ,
- burned up ,
- furious ,
- heated ,
- huffy ,
- in a huff ,
- miffed ,
- peeved ,
- provoked ,
- resentful ,
- scornful ,
- seeing red ,
- up in arms ,
- wrathful .
- antipathetic ,
- averse ,
- biased ,
- bigoted ,
- chauvinistic ,
- communist ,
- conservative ,
- contemptuous ,
- dictatorial ,
- disdainful ,
- dogmatic ,
- fanatical ,
- fractious ,
- hateful ,
- illiberal ,
- indignant ,
- individualistic ,
- inflexible ,
- irritable ,
- jaundiced ,
- narrow ,
- narrow-minded ,
- obdurate ,
- one-sided ,
- outraged ,
- racialist ,
- racist ,
- short-fuse ,
- small-minded ,
- snappy ,
- stuffy ,
- tilted ,
- uncharitable ,
- unfair ,
- unforbearing ,
- unindulgent ,
- unsympathetic ,
- unwilling ,
- waspish ,
- xenophobic .
- backward ,
- bottom up ,
- downside-up ,
- haywire ,
- helter-skelter ,
- in chaos ,
- on head ,
- reversed ,
- wrong way ,
- wrong-side-up .
- afraid ,
- basket case ,
- edgy ,
- excitable ,
- fidgety ,
- fitful ,
- fussy ,
- hesitant ,
- high-strung ,
- nervy ,
- neurotic ,
- on edge ,
- querulous ,
- restive ,
- sensitive ,
- shrinking ,
- shy ,
- skittish ,
- snappish ,
- solicitous ,
- taut ,
- tense ,
- twitchy ,
- unrestful ,
- unstrung ,
- volatile ,
- weak ,
- wired .
- Clutched ,
- aberrant ,
- abnormal ,
- bundle of nerves ,
- choked ,
- compulsive ,
- deviant ,
- disoriented ,
- erratic ,
- hung up ,
- hysteric ,
- inhibited ,
- manic ,
- nervous wreck ,
- obsessive ,
- psychoneurotic ,
- unhealthy ,
- unstable .
- Qualmish ,
- bilious ,
- green around gills ,
- ill at ease ,
- indisposed ,
- nauseated ,
- pukish ,
- queer ,
- rocky ,
- sick as a dog ,
- sickly ,
- squeamish ,
- uncertain ,
- uncomfortable ,
- under the weather ,
- unwell .
- captious ,
- delicate ,
- disgusted ,
- exacting ,
- fastidious ,
- hypercritical ,
- mincing ,
- particular ,
- prim ,
- prudish ,
- puritanical ,
- queasy ,
- scrupulous ,
- sick to one's stomach ,
- strait-laced .
- Harrowed ,
- discombobulated ,
- exacerbated ,
- in a tizzy ,
- inconvenienced ,
- mortified ,
- pestered ,
- plagued ,
- tortured .
- Wrung ,
- all nerves ,
- anguished ,
- constrained ,
- discomposed ,
- fearful ,
- harassed ,
- impatient ,
- in turmoil ,
- insecure ,
- irascible ,
- on the qui vive ,
- palpitant ,
- peevish ,
- precarious ,
- shaken ,
- strained ,
- tormented ,
- unquiet .
- Unorderly ,
- bedraggled ,
- careless ,
- cluttered ,
- disarranged ,
- disarrayed ,
- disheveled ,
- dowdy ,
- frowzy ,
- in disorder ,
- jumbled ,
- littered ,
- mess ,
- messy ,
- mixed up ,
- rumpled ,
- slapdash ,
- slipshod ,
- sloppy ,
- slovenly ,
- snarled ,
- tacky ,
- tangled ,
- topsy-turvy ,
- tousled ,
- uncombed ,
- unfastidious ,
- unkempt ,
- unneat .
- Capsized ,
- Dragged ,
- Grieved ,
- Spilled ,
- Toppled ,
- Tumbled ,
- agitated ,
- all torn up ,
- amazed ,
- antsy ,
- apprehensive ,
- blue ,
- broken up ,
- bummed out ,
- chaotic ,
- come apart ,
- confused ,
- disconcerted ,
- dismayed ,
- disordered ,
- disquieted ,
- distressed ,
- frantic ,
- hurt ,
- ill ,
- in disarray ,
- jittery ,
- jumpy ,
- low ,
- muddled ,
- overturned ,
- overwrought ,
- psyched out ,
- rattled ,
- ruffled ,
- shocked ,
- shook up ,
- sick ,
- thrown ,
- tipped over ,
- troubled ,
- unglued ,
- unsettled ,
- unzipped ,
- upside-down ,
- worried .
-
n.
• blow- affliction ,
- balk ,
- bolt from the blue ,
- bombshell ,
- calamity ,
- casualty ,
- chagrin ,
- comedown ,
- debacle ,
- disappointment ,
- disaster ,
- disgruntlement ,
- frustration ,
- jolt ,
- letdown ,
- misadventure ,
- misfortune ,
- mishap ,
- setback ,
- tragedy .
- annoyance ,
- blow ,
- crushing ,
- discomfiture ,
- discomposure ,
- dissatisfaction ,
- embarrassment ,
- fretfulness ,
- humiliation ,
- ill-humor ,
- irritation ,
- mortification ,
- peevishness ,
- shame ,
- spleen ,
- vexation .
- Insurgence ,
- ado ,
- backwash ,
- ballyhoo ,
- bedlam ,
- big scene ,
- big stink ,
- brouhaha ,
- bustle ,
- clatter ,
- combustion ,
- confusion ,
- convulsion ,
- dither ,
- excitement ,
- fermentation ,
- flap ,
- furor ,
- fuss ,
- hell broke loose ,
- hubbub ,
- hurly-burly ,
- insurrection ,
- lather ,
- mutiny ,
- outcry ,
- pandemonium ,
- perturbation ,
- racket ,
- rebellion ,
- revolt ,
- riot ,
- rumpus ,
- to-do ,
- tumult ,
- turbulence ,
- upheaval ,
- uprising ,
- welter ,
- whirl .
- accomplishment ,
- action ,
- deed ,
- exploit ,
- feat ,
- plot ,
- revolution ,
- stratagem ,
- stroke ,
- stroke of genius ,
- stunt ,
- successful stroke ,
- tour de force .
- anarchy ,
- ataxia ,
- chaos ,
- disarrangement ,
- disharmony ,
- dishevelment ,
- disorganization ,
- holy mess ,
- indiscipline ,
- shambles ,
- topsy-turviness ,
- unholy mess ,
- unruliness ,
- untidiness .
- act of god ,
- adversity ,
- bad luck ,
- bad news ,
- bale ,
- bane ,
- blight ,
- bust ,
- cataclysm ,
- catastrophe ,
- collision ,
- crash ,
- depression ,
- emergency ,
- exigency ,
- failure ,
- fell stroke ,
- fiasco ,
- flood ,
- flop ,
- grief ,
- hard luck ,
- harm ,
- hazard ,
- holocaust ,
- hot water ,
- ill luck ,
- mischance ,
- rock ,
- rough ,
- ruination ,
- the worst ,
- undoing ,
- woe .
- Defeasance ,
- Vanquishment ,
- abashment ,
- beating ,
- conquest ,
- demoralization ,
- descent ,
- disconcertion ,
- disconcertment ,
- unease ,
- uneasiness .
- Convulsions ,
- Sickliness ,
- attack ,
- breakdown ,
- cancer ,
- canker ,
- contagion ,
- contamination ,
- debility ,
- decrepitude ,
- defect ,
- distemper ,
- endemic ,
- epidemic ,
- feebleness ,
- fever ,
- fit ,
- flu ,
- hemorrhage ,
- ill health ,
- infection ,
- inflammation ,
- misery ,
- pathosis ,
- seizure ,
- spell ,
- temperature ,
- unhealthiness ,
- unsoundness ,
- virus ,
- visitation .
- anxiety ,
- apprehension ,
- blue funk ,
- blues ,
- bummer ,
- cold feet ,
- consternation ,
- discouragement ,
- disheartenment ,
- disillusionment ,
- downer ,
- dread ,
- dumps ,
- fear ,
- fright ,
- funk ,
- horror ,
- panic ,
- terror ,
- the blahs ,
- trepidation .
- cut ,
- deterioration ,
- dip ,
- downfall ,
- downslide ,
- downswing ,
- downtrend ,
- downturn ,
- fall-off ,
- landslide ,
- lapse ,
- lowering ,
- precipitation ,
- reduction ,
- sag ,
- slide ,
- slump .
- altercation ,
- argument ,
- bickering ,
- broil ,
- commotion ,
- controversy ,
- difficulty ,
- display ,
- falling-out ,
- fight ,
- kick-up ,
- objection ,
- palaver ,
- quarrel ,
- row ,
- ruckus ,
- scene ,
- squabble ,
- stink ,
- storm ,
- unrest ,
- wingding .
- Unhandiness ,
- aggravation ,
- awkwardness ,
- bothersomeness ,
- cumbersomeness ,
- disadvantage ,
- disruption ,
- drawback ,
- exasperation ,
- hindrance ,
- troublesomeness ,
- unfitness ,
- unsuitableness ,
- untimeliness ,
- unwieldiness .
- acerbity ,
- acrimony ,
- animosity ,
- apoplexy ,
- asperity ,
- bitterness ,
- blowup ,
- bluster ,
- choler ,
- dander ,
- eruption ,
- explosion ,
- ferocity ,
- fireworks ,
- fury ,
- heat ,
- huff ,
- hysterics ,
- indignation ,
- madness ,
- mania ,
- obsession ,
- outburst ,
- paroxysm ,
- passion ,
- rampage ,
- resentment ,
- spasm ,
- squall ,
- tantrum ,
- temper ,
- vehemence ,
- violence ,
- wrath .
- bloodshed ,
- cabal ,
- coup ,
- crime ,
- golpe ,
- guerrilla activity ,
- innovation ,
- insubordination ,
- insurgency ,
- metamorphosis ,
- outbreak ,
- radical change ,
- reformation ,
- reversal ,
- rising ,
- strife ,
- transformation ,
- turnover ,
- underground activity .
- Trashing ,
- clobbering ,
- drubbing ,
- flight ,
- hiding ,
- romp ,
- shutout ,
- thrashing ,
- walkover ,
- waxing ,
- whipping .
- Backset ,
- bath ,
- bottom ,
- delay ,
- drawing board ,
- hitch ,
- hold-up ,
- impediment ,
- obstacle ,
- rebuff ,
- regress ,
- regression ,
- reversal of fortune ,
- slowdown ,
- stumbling block ,
- whole new ballgame .
- Traumatism ,
- awe ,
- clash ,
- concussion ,
- double whammy ,
- earthquake ,
- encounter ,
- eye-opener ,
- hysteria ,
- impact ,
- injury ,
- jarring ,
- percussion ,
- prostration ,
- ram ,
- stupefaction ,
- stupor ,
- trauma ,
- whammy .
- contention ,
- crisis ,
- disaffection ,
- discord ,
- dissension ,
- ennui ,
- moodiness ,
- protest ,
- restlessness ,
- sedition ,
- sorrow ,
- tension .
-
v.
• affect- act on ,
- alter ,
- impinge ,
- impress ,
- induce ,
- influence ,
- inspire ,
- interest ,
- involve ,
- modify ,
- move ,
- prevail ,
- regard ,
- relate ,
- stir ,
- sway ,
- touch ,
- transform ,
- upset .
- alarm ,
- argue ,
- arouse ,
- bug up ,
- burn up ,
- confuse ,
- debate ,
- discuss ,
- dispute ,
- examine ,
- excite ,
- ferment ,
- incite ,
- inflame ,
- make flip ,
- push buttons ,
- rouse ,
- stimulate ,
- ventilate ,
- work up .
- block ,
- check ,
- circumvent ,
- dash ,
- disappoint ,
- foil ,
- frustrate ,
- impede ,
- obstruct ,
- prevent ,
- ruin ,
- thwart .
- addle ,
- baffle ,
- ball up ,
- befuddle ,
- bemuse ,
- daze ,
- mess with one's head ,
- mystify ,
- perplex ,
- puzzle ,
- snow ,
- stump ,
- stupefy ,
- throw .
- aggravate ,
- badger ,
- bedevil ,
- bore ,
- browbeat ,
- carp at ,
- concern ,
- cross ,
- discommode ,
- disgust ,
- displease ,
- eat ,
- embarrass ,
- exacerbate ,
- exasperate ,
- goad ,
- grate on ,
- harry ,
- hinder ,
- inconvenience ,
- insult ,
- intrude upon ,
- irk ,
- irritate ,
- molest ,
- nag ,
- needle ,
- nudge ,
- pester ,
- plague ,
- provoke ,
- pursue ,
- put out ,
- ride ,
- scare ,
- spite ,
- tantalize ,
- taunt ,
- tease ,
- torment ,
- vex .
- abase ,
- cut down ,
- damage ,
- drop ,
- fell ,
- injure ,
- knock down ,
- ko ,
- lay low ,
- level ,
- lower ,
- mow down ,
- murder ,
- prostrate ,
- pull down ,
- shoot down ,
- slay ,
- throw down ,
- undermine ,
- wound .
- Infold ,
- Interfuse ,
- add fuel to fire ,
- clog ,
- combine ,
- convolute ,
- disarrange ,
- elaborate ,
- embroil ,
- entangle ,
- fold ,
- foul up ,
- handicap ,
- interrelate ,
- interweave ,
- make intricate ,
- muck up ,
- multiply ,
- obscure ,
- open can of worms ,
- ravel ,
- render unintelligible ,
- screw up ,
- snafu ,
- snag ,
- snarl up ,
- tangle ,
- twist .
- amaze ,
- astonish ,
- becloud ,
- cloud ,
- clutter ,
- complicate ,
- darken ,
- demoralize ,
- discountenance ,
- disorient ,
- faze ,
- fog ,
- fuddle ,
- lead astray ,
- misinform ,
- mislead ,
- nonplus ,
- render uncertain ,
- throw off .
- blow sky high ,
- break ,
- bring to naught ,
- contradict ,
- controvert ,
- demolish ,
- disprove ,
- expose ,
- invalidate ,
- knocks props out from under ,
- negate ,
- oppugn ,
- overwhelm ,
- parry ,
- prove false ,
- prove wrong ,
- put down ,
- rebut ,
- set aside ,
- shut up ,
- silence ,
- tap ,
- vanquish .
- acquire ,
- be afflicted with ,
- be ill with ,
- become infected with ,
- bring on ,
- cause ,
- come down with ,
- decline ,
- develop ,
- fall ,
- fall victim to ,
- get ,
- go down with ,
- incur ,
- obtain ,
- sink ,
- succumb to ,
- take ,
- take one's death ,
- weaken .
- bite the dust ,
- bump ,
- collapse ,
- collide ,
- crash-land ,
- ditch ,
- dive ,
- drive into ,
- fall flat ,
- fall headlong ,
- fall prostrate ,
- give way ,
- go in ,
- hurtle ,
- lurch ,
- meet ,
- overbalance ,
- pancake ,
- plough into ,
- plunge ,
- prang ,
- slip ,
- smash ,
- splash down ,
- sprawl ,
- washout .
- ambush ,
- annihilate ,
- bar ,
- bear down ,
- best ,
- butcher ,
- decimate ,
- drown ,
- entrap ,
- finish off ,
- halt ,
- lick ,
- obliterate ,
- outflank ,
- outmaneuver ,
- overrun ,
- prevail over ,
- quell ,
- reduce ,
- repel ,
- repress ,
- repulse ,
- roll back ,
- rout ,
- route ,
- sack ,
- scatter ,
- shipwreck ,
- slaughter ,
- subdue ,
- subjugate ,
- suppress ,
- surmount ,
- swamp ,
- torpedo ,
- trample ,
- trash ,
- whip ,
- wipe out .
- Unglue ,
- blow out ,
- blow up ,
- chill ,
- cripple ,
- damp ,
- dampen ,
- daunt ,
- deject ,
- discourage ,
- dishearten ,
- disparage ,
- dispirit ,
- enfeeble ,
- psych out ,
- sap ,
- send up ,
- shake ,
- snarl ,
- take apart ,
- take steam out ,
- unman ,
- unzip .
- Discrown ,
- Uncrown ,
- boot out ,
- bounce ,
- can ,
- cashier ,
- chuck ,
- degrade ,
- demote ,
- dethrone ,
- dismiss ,
- displace ,
- downgrade ,
- drum out ,
- eject ,
- freeze out ,
- give heave-ho ,
- impeach ,
- kick out ,
- remove from office ,
- ride out on rail ,
- run out of town ,
- send packing ,
- throw out ,
- throw out on ear ,
- unfrock ,
- unmake ,
- unseat .
- beat down ,
- bum out ,
- cast down ,
- cow ,
- debase ,
- desolate ,
- devitalize ,
- drag ,
- drain ,
- dull ,
- enervate ,
- keep under ,
- mock ,
- oppress ,
- press ,
- reduce to tears ,
- run down ,
- sadden ,
- scorn ,
- slow ,
- throw cold water on ,
- try ,
- turn one off ,
- weary ,
- weigh down .
- be distasteful ,
- be disturbing ,
- be sickening ,
- be unsuitable ,
- discomfort ,
- go against the grain ,
- make ill ,
- nauseate .
- checkmate ,
- outwit ,
- take aback ,
- trump ,
- worst .
- Reluct ,
- abominate ,
- be repulsive ,
- cloy on ,
- disenchant ,
- fill with loathing ,
- gross out ,
- make one sick ,
- offend ,
- offend morals of ,
- outrage ,
- pall ,
- pique ,
- scandalize ,
- surfeit ,
- turn off ,
- turn one's stomach .
- disarticulate ,
- disconnect ,
- disengage ,
- disjoint ,
- disrupt ,
- put out of joint ,
- remove ,
- separate ,
- shift ,
- transfer .
- affright ,
- appall ,
- disillusion ,
- dumbfound ,
- flummox ,
- frighten ,
- horrify ,
- louse up ,
- paralyze ,
- terrify ,
- terrorize ,
- throw into a tizzy .
- break down ,
- break up ,
- demobilize ,
- destroy ,
- disband ,
- disperse ,
- litter ,
- mislay ,
- scramble ,
- toss .
- anger ,
- cap ,
- cool ,
- curdle ,
- cut to the quick ,
- discontent ,
- disgruntle ,
- enrage ,
- fret ,
- gall ,
- incense ,
- play dirty ,
- rile ,
- roil ,
- sound ,
- wing ,
- zing .
- breach ,
- break into ,
- fracture ,
- hole ,
- interfere with ,
- intrude ,
- open ,
- rupture .
- catch one short ,
- give a bad time ,
- hang up ,
- let down ,
- make a monkey of ,
- put in a hole ,
- put in a spot ,
- put on the spot ,
- put out of countenance ,
- show up ,
- stun .
- Bemean ,
- bring down ,
- chasten ,
- deflate ,
- demean ,
- deny ,
- discredit ,
- hide ,
- make eat dirt ,
- make one feel small ,
- pop one's balloon ,
- put away ,
- put one away ,
- put to shame ,
- snub ,
- squash ,
- squelch ,
- strike dumb ,
- take down ,
- take down a peg .
- abuse ,
- aggrieve ,
- burn ,
- chafe ,
- constrain ,
- excruciate ,
- give no quarter ,
- go for jugular ,
- hit where one lives ,
- lambaste ,
- lay a bad trip on ,
- lean on ,
- martyr ,
- martyrize ,
- prejudice ,
- punish ,
- sting ,
- thumb nose at ,
- torture ,
- vitiate ,
- work over .
- Transplace ,
- backtrack ,
- convert ,
- double back ,
- evert ,
- flip-flop ,
- introvert ,
- inverse ,
- renege ,
- revert ,
- tip ,
- transpose ,
- turn down ,
- turn inside out ,
- turn the tables .
- bowl over ,
- churn ,
- convulse ,
- jar ,
- jerk ,
- jog ,
- jostle ,
- knock ,
- knock over ,
- lay out ,
- shake up ,
- shove ,
- spring something on ,
- stagger ,
- start ,
- startle ,
- throw a curve .
- drive crazy ,
- drive insane ,
- drive out of mind ,
- drive to distraction ,
- infuriate ,
- ire ,
- make see red ,
- possess ,
- shatter ,
- steam up ,
- umbrage .
- be disagreeable ,
- miff ,
- sin ,
- slur ,
- transgress ,
- trespass .
- annul ,
- bend to one's will ,
- control ,
- countermand ,
- direct ,
- disallow ,
- disregard ,
- dominate ,
- govern ,
- ignore ,
- make null and void ,
- make void ,
- not heed ,
- nullify ,
- outvote ,
- outweigh ,
- quash ,
- recall ,
- repeal ,
- rescind ,
- revoke ,
- ride roughshod ,
- rule against ,
- supersede ,
- take no account of ,
- veto .
- abolish ,
- bring to ruin ,
- depose ,
- do away with ,
- eradicate ,
- exterminate ,
- liquidate ,
- oust ,
- purge ,
- put an end to ,
- raze ,
- terminate .
- blow out of the water ,
- do in ,
- kill ,
- render speechless ,
- run circles around ,
- steamroller ,
- subordinate ,
- wreck .
- agonize ,
- anguish ,
- bite ,
- gripe ,
- harrow ,
- nick ,
- prick ,
- rack ,
- smart ,
- strain ,
- stress ,
- suffer ,
- throb ,
- tingle .
- abet ,
- abrade ,
- exercise ,
- foment ,
- get on one's nerves ,
- get under one's skin ,
- grate ,
- make blood boil ,
- raise ,
- set ,
- set on ,
- try one's patience ,
- whip up ,
- work into lather .
- Unbuild ,
- batter ,
- blow down ,
- bomb ,
- bulldoze ,
- delete ,
- dynamite ,
- efface ,
- erase ,
- expunge ,
- extinguish ,
- extirpate ,
- rub out ,
- scratch out ,
- strike out ,
- tear down ,
- tear up ,
- total ,
- wrack ,
- zap .
- be insubordinate ,
- boycott ,
- break with ,
- censure ,
- combat ,
- come out against ,
- criticize ,
- defy ,
- denounce ,
- disobey ,
- dissent ,
- drop out ,
- get out of line ,
- insurrect ,
- oppose ,
- opt out ,
- remonstrate ,
- renounce ,
- resist ,
- rise up ,
- run amok ,
- secede ,
- strike ,
- take up arms ,
- turn against .
- about-face ,
- back ,
- back up ,
- backpedal ,
- declare null and void ,
- dismantle ,
- evaginate ,
- exchange ,
- go back ,
- go backwards ,
- interchange ,
- lift ,
- move backwards ,
- overrule ,
- rearrange ,
- retract ,
- retreat ,
- switch ,
- turn around ,
- turn back .
- brandish ,
- chatter ,
- commove ,
- concuss ,
- consternate ,
- dodder ,
- flicker ,
- flit ,
- flitter ,
- flourish ,
- fluctuate ,
- impair ,
- intimidate ,
- joggle ,
- jounce ,
- knock props out ,
- oscillate ,
- palpitate ,
- quail ,
- quake ,
- quaver ,
- reel ,
- set in motion ,
- shimmer ,
- shimmy ,
- shiver ,
- shudder ,
- succuss ,
- swing ,
- totter ,
- tremor ,
- unstring ,
- vibrate ,
- waggle ,
- water ,
- wave ,
- wobble .
- discharge ,
- disgorge ,
- dribble ,
- drip ,
- empty ,
- flow ,
- lose ,
- overfill ,
- overflow ,
- pour ,
- run ,
- run out ,
- run over ,
- shed ,
- spill over ,
- splash ,
- splatter ,
- spray ,
- sprinkle ,
- spurt ,
- squirt ,
- stream ,
- well over .
- Spoliate ,
- blemish ,
- deface ,
- defile ,
- desecrate ,
- despoil ,
- disfigure ,
- make useless ,
- mar ,
- tarnish ,
- waste .
- besiege ,
- crowd ,
- drench ,
- engulf ,
- inundate ,
- overcrowd ,
- overload ,
- satiate ,
- saturate ,
- submerge ,
- submerse ,
- swallow up ,
- wash ,
- waterlog ,
- whelm .
- bring to the ground ,
- catch ,
- challenge ,
- clutch ,
- confront ,
- grapple ,
- grasp ,
- intercept ,
- nail ,
- put the freeze on ,
- seize ,
- stop ,
- take hold of .
- Intertwist ,
- coil ,
- drag into ,
- enmesh ,
- ensnare ,
- hamper ,
- implicate ,
- interlace ,
- interlock ,
- jam ,
- kink ,
- make a party to ,
- mat ,
- mesh ,
- tie up ,
- trap .
- bandy ,
- barrage ,
- bombard ,
- buck ,
- bunt ,
- butt ,
- cant ,
- cast ,
- catapult ,
- deliver ,
- dislodge ,
- drive ,
- fire ,
- flick ,
- fling ,
- fling off ,
- force ,
- heave ,
- hurl ,
- impel ,
- lapidate ,
- launch ,
- let fly ,
- let go ,
- lob ,
- peg ,
- pellet ,
- pelt ,
- pepper ,
- precipitate ,
- project ,
- push ,
- put ,
- send ,
- shower ,
- sling ,
- stone ,
- strew ,
- thrust ,
- unhorse ,
- volley ,
- waft .
- bilk ,
- counter ,
- crab ,
- crimp ,
- curb ,
- dodge ,
- double-cross ,
- duck ,
- give the slip ,
- hold up ,
- match ,
- pit ,
- play off ,
- restrain ,
- scotch ,
- skin ,
- stymie ,
- take wind out of ,
- trammel ,
- upset one's apple cart .
- do a pratfall ,
- falter ,
- go belly up ,
- hit the dirt ,
- land ,
- lose it ,
- nose-dive ,
- stumble ,
- take a header ,
- teeter .
- carry ,
- feel out ,
- get through to ,
- grab ,
- make an impression ,
- mark ,
- melt ,
- soften ,
- strike a chord ,
- tug at the heart .
- aim ,
- alternate ,
- backslide ,
- call off ,
- change position ,
- curve ,
- depart ,
- detour ,
- detract ,
- deviate ,
- digress ,
- diverge ,
- face about ,
- loop ,
- pivot ,
- rechannel ,
- recoil ,
- redirect ,
- relapse ,
- retrace ,
- return ,
- sheer ,
- shunt ,
- shy away ,
- sidetrack ,
- swerve ,
- swirl ,
- tack ,
- vary ,
- veer ,
- volte-face ,
- wheel ,
- zigzag .
- abate ,
- abrogate ,
- cancel ,
- have ,
- impoverish ,
- neutralize ,
- offset ,
- outfox ,
- outsmart ,
- overreach .
- Overset ,
- PSYCH ,
- adjy ,
- afflict ,
- agitate ,
- ail ,
- be victorious ,
- beat ,
- bewilder ,
- bug ,
- capsize ,
- change ,
- confound ,
- conquer ,
- cramp ,
- craze ,
- debilitate ,
- derange ,
- disarray ,
- discombobulate ,
- discompose ,
- disconcert ,
- dismay ,
- disorganize ,
- distract ,
- disturb ,
- egg on ,
- fire up ,
- flip ,
- flip out ,
- floor ,
- flurry ,
- fluster ,
- get the better of ,
- get to ,
- give a hard time ,
- grieve ,
- incapacitate ,
- indispose ,
- invert ,
- jumble ,
- keel over ,
- key up ,
- lay up ,
- make a scene ,
- make waves ,
- mess up ,
- mix up ,
- muddle ,
- outplay ,
- overcome ,
- overpower ,
- overturn ,
- perturb ,
- pick on ,
- pitch ,
- pother ,
- put out of order ,
- rattle ,
- rock the boat ,
- ruffle ,
- rummage ,
- sicken ,
- spill ,
- spoil ,
- spook ,
- stir up ,
- subvert ,
- throw off balance ,
- tilt ,
- tip over ,
- topple ,
- triumph over ,
- tumble ,
- turn ,
- turn inside-out ,
- turn on ,
- turn topsy-turvy ,
- turn upside-down ,
- unhinge ,
- unnerve ,
- unsettle ,
- upend ,
- upturn ,
- win .
- achieve ,
- be first ,
- carry the day ,
- come in first ,
- edge ,
- finish in front ,
- gain victory ,
- shut out ,
- take the prize ,
- walk away with ,
- walk off with .
- Importune ,
- bite one's nails ,
- brood ,
- concern oneself ,
- despair ,
- dun ,
- feel uneasy ,
- gnaw at ,
- go for ,
- have qualms ,
- sweat out ,
- take on ,
- tear ,
- test ,
- wince ,
- writhe ,
- wrong .
How to use "Up-set" in context?
An upset is when somebody's world is turned upside down. It can be a brief moment of anger, or a more persistent feeling of disturbance. up-sets can be caused by a variety of factors, but they can all result in a feeling of instability or insecurity. They can also lead to changes in behavior, mood, and motivation.
Word of the Day
sucres
- Synonyms:
- dominoes, dominos.
