Betekenis van upset In het Nederlands

• 0 to make someone worried, unhappy, or angry:

  • It still upsets him when he thinks about the accident.

  • Don't upset yourself by thinking about what might have been.

• 1 to change the usual or expected state or order of something, especially in a way that stops it from happening or working:

  • Any mechanical problems would upset our plans of driving across the desert.

• 2 to push or knock something out of its usual position, usually by accident, especially causing it to fall:

  • Our dog upset the picnic table, spilling food everywhere.

• 3 to make someone feel slightly sick:

  • He can't eat grapes - they upset him/his stomach.

• 4 worried, unhappy, or angry:

  • Don't get upset about the dress - there's only a little stain on it.

  • [ + to infinitive ] She was very upset to hear that the party had been cancelled.

  • [ + that ] He was very upset that you didn't reply to his emails.

• 5 If you have an upset stomach you feel slightly ill, especially because of something you have eaten or drunk:

  • I have an upset stomach/tummy - serves me right for eating so much.

• 6 confusion and problems:

  • How much upset will the new monitoring procedures cause?

  • It would be quite an upset if the favourite didn't win.

• 7 a slight illness of the stomach:

  • Melanie has a stomach/tummy upset so she won't be going to school today.

• 8 to make someone worried, unhappy, or angry:

  • The governor’s veto upset a lot of people.

• 9 to change the usual or expected state or order of something in a way that stops it from happening or working:

  • The airline strike could upset our vacation plans.

• 10 to make your stomach feel bad:

  • Too much fried food can upset your stomach.

• 11 worried, unhappy, or angry:

  • Mom gets really upset if we don’t call and tell her where we are.

  • She was very upset about losing her wallet.

• 12 (of the stomach) feeling bad:

  • Ginger (= the spicy root of a tropical plant) has been used to calm an upset stomach.

• 13 (in sports) a surprising victory by a person or team that was expected to lose