## Meanings
1. Unhappy, worried, or distressed.
2. To make someone feel unhappy or worried.
3. Slightly ill, especially in the stomach.
4. To knock something over or disturb its balance.
5. A surprising and unexpected victory or result.

## Examples
- She was too upset to say anything.
- The sad news upset her deeply.
- I have an upset stomach after that big meal.
- The cat upset the glass of water.
- The team's win was the biggest upset of the season.

## Synonyms
- agitate
- bother
- discompose
- disconcert
- disturb
- enturbulate
- flurry
- freak
- mortify
- perturb
- ruffle
- unsettle

## Antonyms
- alleviate
- appease
- calm
- comfort
- compose
- quieten

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: upset
- Root: upsetten

## Etymology
From Middle English upset (“the act of setting up; establishment”), from Middle English upsetten, corresponding to up- + set. Cognate with Middle Low German upset (“setup; arrangement”).

## AI Etymology
Upset is from Middle English upset (“the act of setting up; establishment”), from Middle English upsetten, corresponding to up- + set. Cognate with Middle Low German upset (“setup; arrangement”). The historical line also includes Middle English upset, Middle English upsetten. In present-day use, it can mean unhappy, worried, or distressed, or to make someone feel unhappy or worried.

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- Cause, Change & Process

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