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Meanings of upset in English

Portuguese
transtorno
Catalan
trastorn
Spanish
trastorno

An unhappy and worried mental state.

transtorno
Portuguese
desarranjo
Catalan
contratemps

The act of disturbing the mind or body.

desarranjo
Synonyms
Examples for "disturbance"
Examples for "disturbance"
1
They forced their way inside when they heard a disturbance, police said.
Reuters
2
The people in the tent turned in the direction of the disturbance.
In His Steps
3
His execution was reported as a typical case of public order disturbance.
News.com.au
4
Clearly these are populations that cannot stand a great deal of disturbance.
A short history of nearly everything
5
There is legitimate fear of more disturbance, said government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn.
Reuters
1
We have carried out free energy perturbation calculations on DNA double-stranded hexanucleotides.
Pubmed
2
However, no perturbation in the levels of signal-end recombination intermediates was found.
Pubmed
3
Their perturbation is associated with development of a broad spectrum of diseases.
Pubmed
4
The more I thought upon the matter the greater became my perturbation.
Pellucidar
5
These effects may explain the oncogenicity and immunological perturbation of HCV infection.
Pubmed
Catalan
sotsobre
Spanish
cambio

The act of upsetting something.

sotsobre
Portuguese
virar
Catalan
tombar
Spanish
revolver

Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position.

virar
Usage of upset in English
1
In this case the problem without a solution upset the student, too.
The sherlockian
2
A great deal, however, could happen to upset that plan before 2021.
The Guardian
3
Canada's government won't want to upset dairy farmers ahead of an election.
Radio NZ
4
Nearly four years later, Mr Levi remains extremely upset at his treatment.
The Guardian
5
OPINION:IN A STUNNING upset, Barack Obama last week won the Iraq primary.
The Irish Times
6
Rather than getting all upset, I create new sh!t, in new forms.
Ebony
7
A Dudley family spokesperson, Albert Dudley, said the family was extremely upset.
Radio NZ
8
Malema held a press conference where some of words upset Zanu-PF members.
The South African
9
Obviously, she has seen something that has upset her a great deal.
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
10
Having this happen would upset nearly everyone, but for many different reasons:
Essential system administration, 3rd edition
11
Many times you may feel upset, but don't really know the reason.
The South African
12
She felt deeply upset but knew that this case wasn't closed yet.
Naked Heat
13
The company said: We apologise for any upset this advert has caused.
The South African
14
The water in the zinc bath had been upset in the struggle.
The Wouldbegoods: Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure S...
15
Obama has said further sanctions at this time could upset ongoing negotiations.
Reuters
16
The result of the game was an upset in terms of RPI.
Reuters