noun Download 🔗Share Disturbance or disruption. Examples : "My late arrival caused the professor considerable upset." outcome event situation condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An unexpected victory of a competitor or candidate that was not favored to win. Examples : ""The tennis tournament was full of upsets, with several top-ranked players losing to newcomers." " sport politics outcome achievement event Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (automobile insurance) An overturn. Examples : ""collision and upset": impact with another object or an overturn for whatever reason." insurance vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An upset stomach. Examples : ""Eating too much candy can cause upsets." " medicine body disease sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An upper set; a subset (X,≤) of a partially ordered set with the property that, if x is in U and x≤y, then y is in U. Examples : "Example Sentence: "In the project prioritization chart, the 'high impact' tasks formed one of the upsets, meaning any task ranked equal to or higher than those was also considered high impact." " math logic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The dangerous situation where the flight attitude or airspeed of an aircraft is outside the designed bounds of operation, possibly resulting in loss of control. Examples : "Example Sentence: "The pilot's report described several upsets caused by unexpected turbulence, requiring quick corrective actions to maintain control of the aircraft." " technical nautical situation vehicle action industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy. Examples : "I’m sure the bad news will upset him, but he needs to know." emotion person mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something). Examples : "Introducing a foreign species can upset the ecological balance." action event condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To tip or overturn (something). Examples : "The toddler often upsets his juice cup during mealtime. " action physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To defeat unexpectedly. Examples : "Truman upset Dewey in the 1948 US presidential election." sport entertainment achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be upset or knocked over. Examples : "The carriage upset when the horse bolted." action condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To set up; to put upright. Examples : "The janitor upsets the chairs in the classroom after school so he can mop the floor. " action position Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end. Examples : "The blacksmith upsets the red-hot iron bar by repeatedly hammering its end, making it shorter and thicker. " technical material machine industry work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends. Examples : "The blacksmith carefully upsets the tire before fitting it back onto the wagon wheel, ensuring a snug and secure fit. " technical machine vehicle process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading