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synonym study for upset
1. Upset, capsize, overturn imply a change from an upright or other stable position to a prostrate one. Upset is a familiar word, applied to simple, everyday actions: to upset a table, a glass of water. Capsize is applied especially to the upsetting of a boat or other vessel: to capsize a canoe. Overturn usually suggests violence in upsetting something supposedly stable: The earthquake overturned houses. All three are used figuratively, also: to upset the stock market; to capsize a plan; to overturn a government.
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British Dictionary definitions for upset
upset
verb (ʌpˈsɛt) -sets, -setting or -set (mainly tr)
noun (ˈʌpˌsɛt)
adjective (ʌpˈsɛt)
Derived forms of upset
upsettable, adjectiveupsetter, nounupsetting, adjectiveupsettingly, adverbWord Origin for upset
C14 (in the sense: to set up, erect; C19 in the sense: to overthrow); related to Middle High German ūfsetzen to put on, Middle Dutch opzetten
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