upset
19
1.9
- adjective
- /ʌpˈsɛt/
:
con malestar estomacal
- So we're experiencing things like fatigue and headache and upset stomach all the time.
- an upset stomach
So we're experiencing things like fatigue and headache and upset stomach all the time.
- So we're experiencing things like fatigue and headache and upset stomach all the time.
Examples
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Sure enough, I had a bit of an upset stomach the next day.
Blog text (18) -
Jamie often complains of an upset stomach and has missed several days of school this year.
Academic text (2014) -
You know what I do when I have an upset stomach?
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You got an upset stomach, maybe?
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It's just that my stomach is a little upset.
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He was complaining of an upset stomach before dinner.
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And cow's dairy makes my stomach upset, so I can't really have much of it.
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Her stomach felt upset, and she shivered from the chills.
Fiction book (1999) -
Seriously diluted peppermint oil also helps with an upset stomach and colic in babies.
Blog text (15) -
After eating something questionable, she felt that her stomach was upset all night.
Synonyms
579
1.0
Feeling like you might throw up
66
4.4
Feeling like you will be sick
10
4.5
Feeling sick and likely to vomit
Antonyms
Compounds
How Uncomfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Upset (about the stomach) comes from up + set and the idea of being 'out of order' or 'disturbed'. So an upset stomach is one that feels disturbed or uncomfortable.