upset: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with U · ends with T
Meaning of upset
adj
- predicative
Angry, distressed, or unhappy
Example: He was upset when she refused his friendship.
Feeling unwell, nauseated, or ready to vomit.
Example: His stomach was upset, so he didn't want to move.
Source: Wiktionary — upset.
noun
- uncountable
Disturbance or disruption.
Example: My late arrival caused the professor considerable upset.
- countable
An unexpected victory of a competitor or candidate that was not favored to win.
- countable, uncountable
An overturn.
- countable, uncountable
An upset stomach.
Listed forms: upsets.
Source: Wiktionary — upset.
verb
- transitive
To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
Example: I’m sure the bad news will upset him, but he needs to know.
- transitive
To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
Example: Introducing a foreign species can upset the ecological balance.
- transitive
To tip or overturn (something).
- transitive
To defeat unexpectedly.
Example: Truman upset Dewey in the 1948 US presidential election.
Listed forms: upsets, upsetting.
Source: Wiktionary — upset.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for upset.
adjective
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
adjective
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
adjective
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
noun
an unhappy and worried mental state
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is upset in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of upset
U(1) + P(3) + S(1) + E(1) + T(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of upset
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from upset
26 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in upset. Showing up to 24, longest first.