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Meanings of get upset in English

To succumb to mental or emotional stress.

Synonyms
Examples for "break down"
Examples for "break down"
1
In the absence of trust among trading partners, market transactions break down.
Pubmed
2
Yet this is used to break down countries - laws and traditions.
The Irish Times
3
A recent example, though, helps illustrate how the process can break down.
Wired
4
Unfortunately, the sad reality is that many marriages and relationships break down.
The South African
5
You know the plan; they wanted me to break down, or panic.
Grand junction
Usage of get upset in English
1
Saunders added: I didn't mean for anyone to get upset about it.
BBC
2
He'd just get upset, and you didn't want to see that happen.
Club dead
3
When I get upset I've been known to blame everybody, including myself.
Tell me, pretty maiden
4
He's worried she'll get upset or confused working with us on this.
Happiness key
5
Do you avoid doing something because someone might get upset at you?
No More Mr. Nice Guy!
6
We'd failed miserably, but managed not to get upset with each other.
Rock and Ice Magazine
7
I'm the one to be angry and get upset But have I?
The ginger man
8
And yet I suffer and get upset; I want to attack and defend.
Veronika Decides to Die
9
And you can't just run away from problems every time you get upset.
Fang: a maximum ride novel
10
Don't get upset, but your father keeps calling from New York.
Boston noir
11
But the thing I get upset about now is the friends I lost.
The Guardian
12
It won't help for you to get upset, pouty or have a tantrum.
Ebony
13
Now, I don't want you to get upset, but he's had an emergency.
Daniel's desire
14
If I read it now I will only get upset all over again.
The Guardian
15
Can one really get upset about rubber jack-o'-lanterns floating around in the sky?
Jem
16
Some of us hum so other people won't get upset by our song.
Feminist dot com
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Get upset through the time
Get upset across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common