verb Download 🔗Share To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage. Examples : "She only wore that dress to upstage everyone." entertainment stage action culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage. Examples : "The taller actor was unintentionally upstaging his shorter co-star by standing too far back on the stage, forcing the shorter actor to turn away from the audience. " stage entertainment art action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To treat snobbishly. Examples : ""Sarah was upstaging her classmates by bragging about her expensive vacation and new clothes." " attitude character entertainment human action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To restage (cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment (compare downstage). Examples : ""After further testing, the doctor determined the tumor had metastasized, effectively upstaging his cancer from stage II to stage III." " medicine disease Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A situation where somebody or something is upstaged. Examples : "The bride considered her sister's elaborate speech at the wedding an upstaging, feeling that the attention should have been on the happy couple. " situation entertainment stage Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading