upset
noun/ˈʌpset/
/ˈʌpset/
- [uncountable] a situation in which there are problems or difficulties, especially when these are unexpected
- The company has survived the recent upset in share prices.
- His health has not been improved by all the upset at home.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- major
- …
- have
- cause
- [countable] (in a competition) a situation in which a person or team beats the person or team that was expected to win
- The biggest upset of the tournament came when the top seed was beaten in the second round.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- major
- …
- have
- cause
- [countable] an illness in the stomach that makes you feel sick (= want to vomit) or have diarrhoea
- a stomach upset
- [uncountable, countable] the state of being unhappy, disappointed or worried because of something unpleasant that has happened
- It had been the cause of much emotional upset.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- major
- …
- have
- cause
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