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upset
noun (CHANGE) /ˈʌp.set/Definition
› [U] confusion and problems: How much upset will the new monitoring procedures cause?Upsetting and destabilizing › [C] an occasion when someone beats the team or player that was expected to win: It would be quite an upset if the favourite didn't win.Winning and defeatingScoring, winning and losing in sport
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Synonyms and related words:
- destabilize verb
- dislocate verb
- disrupt verb
- disruptive adjective
- knock/throw sb for a loop idiom
- make waves idiom
- put the skids under sth idiom
- rock the boat idiom
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