verb🔗ShareTo draw attention away from others, especially on-stage."She only wore that dress to upstage everyone."entertainmentstageactioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage."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. "stageentertainmentartactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo treat snobbishly.""Sarah was upstaging her classmates by bragging about her expensive vacation and new clothes." "attitudecharacterentertainmenthumanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo restage (cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment (compare downstage).""After further testing, the doctor determined the tumor had metastasized, effectively upstaging his cancer from stage II to stage III." "medicinediseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA situation where somebody or something is upstaged."The bride considered her sister's elaborate speech at the wedding an upstaging, feeling that the attention should have been on the happy couple. "situationentertainmentstageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
