Definition: an improbable and unexpected victory
Usage: the biggest upset since David beat Goliath
Similar words: success
Definition: an attainment that is successful
Usage: his success in the marathon was unexpected; his new play was a great success
Synonyms: turnover, overturn, upset
Definition: the act of upsetting something
Usage: he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed
Synonyms: upset, derangement, overthrow
Definition: the act of disturbing the mind or body
Usage: his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset; she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living
Similar words: disturbance
Definition: the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
Definition: a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
Similar words: tool
Definition: an implement used in the practice of a vocation
Definition: a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
Usage: the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder; everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time
Similar words: physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state
Definition: the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
Synonyms: perturbation, upset, disturbance
Definition: an unhappy and worried mental state
Usage: there was too much anger and disturbance; she didn't realize the upset she caused me
Similar words: agitation
Definition: a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
Synonyms: upset
Definition: disturb the balance or stability of
Usage: The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries
Synonyms: upset
Definition: defeat suddenly and unexpectedly
Usage: The foreign team upset the local team
Similar words: overcome, defeat, get the better of
Definition: win a victory over
Usage: You must overcome all difficulties; defeat your enemies; He overcame his shyness; He overcame his infirmity; Her anger got the better of her and she blew up
Definition: form metals with a swage
Similar words: forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work
Definition: make something, usually for a specific function
Usage: She molded the rice balls carefully; Form cylinders from the dough; shape a figure; Work the metal into a sword
Synonyms: trouble, disturb, upset
Definition: move deeply
Usage: This book upset me; A troubling thought
Similar words: affect, strike, move, impress
Definition: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Usage: This child impressed me as unusually mature; This behavior struck me as odd
Synonyms: discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset
Definition: cause to lose one's composure
Similar words: kindle, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, arouse, raise, provoke
Definition: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Usage: arouse pity; raise a smile; evoke sympathy
Synonyms: overturn, upset, bowl over, tump over, turn over, tip over, knock over
Definition: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
Usage: The cat knocked over the flower vase; the clumsy customer turned over the vase; he tumped over his beer
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: upset
Definition: used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win
Usage: the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers
Similar words: unexpected
Definition: not expected or anticipated
Usage: unexpected guests; unexpected news
Synonyms: disordered, confused, upset, broken
Definition: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
Usage: troops fleeing in broken ranks; a confused mass of papers on the desk; the small disordered room; with everything so upset
Similar words: disorganised, disorganized
Definition: lacking order or methodical arrangement or function
Usage: a disorganized enterprise; a thousand pages of muddy and disorganized prose; she was too disorganized to be an agreeable roommate
Synonyms: distressed, disturbed, disquieted, upset, worried
Definition: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
Usage: too upset to say anything; spent many disquieted moments; distressed about her son's leaving home; lapsed into disturbed sleep; worried parents; a worried frown; one last worried check of the sleeping children
Similar words: troubled
Definition: characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
Usage: troubled areas; fell into a troubled sleep; a troubled expression; troubled teenagers
Synonyms: upset, upturned, overturned
Definition: having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
Usage: an overturned car; the upset pitcher of milk; sat on an upturned bucket
Similar words: turned
Definition: moved around an axis or center
Synonyms: upset
Definition: mildly physically distressed
Usage: an upset stomach
Definition: affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
Usage: ill from the monotony of his suffering