SpellRight › Spelling
Rareupsets
The correct spelling is upsets.
How to pronounce upsets
noun
Say it like: Ups-ets
The correct spelling is upsets. Disturbance or disruption. For example: "My late arrival caused the professor considerable upset."
Usage Examples
“My late arrival caused the professor considerable upset.”
“"collision and upset": impact with another object or an overturn for whatever reason.”
“I’m sure the bad news will upset him, but he needs to know.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Disturbance or disruption.
- 2.An unexpected victory of a competitor or candidate that was not favored to win.
- 3.(automobile insurance) An overturn.
- 4.An upset stomach.
- 5.An upper set; a subset (X,≤) of a partially ordered set with the property that, if x is in U and x≤y, then y is in U.
verb
- 1.To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
- 2.To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
- 3.To tip or overturn (something).
- 4.To defeat unexpectedly.
- 5.To be upset or knocked over.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.