upset

Examples

• All

• This is known as a single event upset, a type of soft error.

• The coach discussed the team's upset during the tournament, highlighting how they overcame the odds.

• By improving the structural integrity of its offshore infrastructure, the industry can perhaps avoid an upset like that again.

  Academic text (2007)

• Occasional treatment plant upsets result in catastrophic impacts on receiving waters.

  Academic text (2001)

• Since the upset on the bank of the pond, neither the governess nor her agitated, feverish charge is capable of sleeping for more than a few minutes at a time.

  Fiction book (1993)

• By measuring corrosion rates, the meter allows the user to monitor corrosion inhibitor effectiveness, identify process upsets, and evaluate corrective actions.

  Academic text (1996)

• The sudden upset in the stock market left many investors scrambling to adjust their portfolios.

Synonyms

D

disturbance

vsupset

45 3.7

A noisy event in a public place that bothers other people

is broader, covering both noisy events and physical objects being flipped

A

agitation

vsupset

• Literature

9 4.6

Public protest and unrest that asks for change in society

is narrower, focusing on group unrest and political or social protest

U

unrest

vsupset

5 4.4

A feeling of worry that makes someone restless

is focused on the act or event causing disorder rather than the ongoing feeling

O

overturn

vsupset

2 4.4

An event when something becomes upside down or on its side

is more general, including both physical flips and chaotic disorder

T

turnover

vsupset

1 5.4

An event when something falls and ends up upside down

is broader, covering physical flipping and other forms of disorder

R

ruction

vsupset

• Archaic

1 9.9

A noisy argument or fight that makes a place loud and confused

is more general, applying to any act that causes disorder or chaos

U

unquietness

vsupset

1 7.4

A state where people are not calm and feel worried or angry

is about a single act that creates disorder rather than a lasting state

T

tumultuous disturbance

vsupset

8.5

A sudden violent crowd event that causes confusion and danger

is less intense, referring to general disorder not necessarily violent

U

upsetment

vsupset

8.1

A feeling of being sad, angry, or worried after bad news

is emotional in focus, not primarily about physical flipping or public disorder

Antonyms

S

stability

363 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

N

normalcy

• US

36 4.1

The usual state when life returns to the expected routine

Compounds

U

upset stomach

9 2.6

A mild pain or feeling of sickness in the stomach

S

stomach upset

2 2.6

A mild stomach pain that often makes you feel sick or causes heartburn

U

upset price

• UK

7.9

The lowest price a seller will accept at an auction

How Disruptive

cataclysm

19 9.2

upheaval

51 6.9

upset

3 3.9

disruption

126 4.1

disturbance

• Specialized

80 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology