upset - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • stomach: Government advice is to peel apples for small children as residues can lead to stomach upsets.
  • cause: Melt water on glaciers may contain mineral silt, which can cause gastrointestinal upsets.

Object

  • cart: But the man who could really upset the apple cart is Britain's Leon Haslam.
  • balance: In the last century we have upset the balance.
  • apple-cart: That is what upset the apple-cart more than anything else.
  • anybody: And not to upset anybody who has a shaykh as well.

Adjective modifier

  • gastrointestinal: Melt water on glaciers may contain mineral silt, which can cause gastrointestinal upsets.
  • digestive: A cookie or tablet which is a nutritional supplement for dogs with digestive upsets.
  • emotional: In some cases Eczema is related to an emotional upset.
  • mild: HAV infection may cause: nausea; loss of appetite; abdominal pain; and mild gastro-intestinal upset, followed by jaundice.

Noun used with modifier

  • tummy: My auntie Irene gets tummy upsets very easily, you know.

Modifies a noun

  • stomach: Nor were the upset stomachs just a " bug " .

Used with adjective complement

  • get: Never getting upset with us, never getting cross.

Noun used with modifier

  • stomach: Physical or mental symptoms may respond to simple remedies: stomach upset or constipation.

Used with why or when

  • when: You seemed so down and upset when I lived back home.

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