Plural: upsets

1. contrariar, disgustar, molestar, alterar, alterar el estado de ánimo de, dar disgusto a, dar un disgusto a; Synonyms: anger, bother, bug, make angry, annoy, irritate, rile, rub the wrong way, vex; Move deeply. ; Cause to lose one's composure.
This book upset me.
A troubling thought.


2. desordenar, dejar revuelto, desarreglar, revolver; Synonyms: disorder, mess up, mix up, shuffle, clutter, clutter up, confuse, disarrange, disarray, disorganize; Bring disorder to.
They messed up the room, Ellos revolvieron el cuarto.


3. alterar, turbar, atribular, desbarajustar, descalabrar, descomponer, desconcertar, desestabilizar, desquiciar, desubicar, perturbar, desazonar, inmutar, trastocar; Synonyms: alter, change, confuse, disturb, modify, unsettle, bias; Disturb the balance or stability of. ; Move deeply. ; Cause to lose one's composure.
His attack upset Ann, Su ataque descompuso a Ana.
The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries.
This book upset me.
A troubling thought.


4. revolver; Synonyms: nauseate, turn; Upset and make nauseated.
That turns my stomach, Eso revuelve mi estómago.


5. trastocar, trastornar; Synonyms: knock down, subvert, turn upside down, knock over, overthrow, overturn, tumble; Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position.
They upset the government, Ellos trastocaron el gobierno.
The cat knocked over the flower vase.
The clumsy customer turned over the vase.
He tumped over his beer.

[ + ] Quips, Quotes & Proverbs

A bachelor is a man whose mind is set, surrounded by women trying to upset it. El soltero es un hombre con una mente fija, rodeado de mujeres que intentan trastornarla.

1. trastorno, desequilibrio, cambio brusco, desbarajuste, desorganización, desquiciamiento, turbación, desconcierto; Synonyms: disorder, confusion, unbalance, chaos, disorganization, jumble, shake-up, sudden change, swing, unsteadiness, upsetting, imbalance, scrappiness; The act of disturbing the mind or body. ; Condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning.; An unhappy and worried mental state.
His carelessness could have caused an ecological upset.
She was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living.
The doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder.
Everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time.
There was too much anger and disturbance.
She didn't realize the upset she caused me.


2. desajuste, alteración, desbalance; Synonyms: unbalance, alteration, disorder, disturbance, offset, disruption, imbalance, maladjustment, unlevelling; The act of disturbing the mind or body. ; An unhappy and worried mental state.
His carelessness could have caused an ecological upset.
She was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living.
There was too much anger and disturbance.
She didn't realize the upset she caused me.

1. alterado, molesto, turbado, amoscado; Synonyms: agitated, angry, irritated, annoyed, displeased, exasperated, restless, disturbed, choked; Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief. ; Mildly physically distressed.
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.
An upset stomach.


2. desordenado, desarreglado, revuelto; Synonyms: cluttered, disordered, disorderly, disorganized, messy, confused, disarranged, disrupted; Filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish.
3. patas arriba, volcado, volcado patas arriba; Synonyms: upside-down, turned upside down, topsy-turvy; Having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom.
An overturned car.
The upset pitcher of milk.
Sat on an upturned bucket.

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