upset

modif.

upset

n.

upset

v.

1. To turn over

   overturn, upturn, subvert, turn bottom-side up, turn inside out, upend, reverse, keel over, overset, topple, tip over, turn topsy-turvy, overbalance, invert, capsize, tilt, pitch over, overthrow.

   Antonyms stand*, erect*, elevate. *

2. To disturb

   agitate, fluster, perturb; see bother 2.

3. To beat

   conquer, outplay, overpower; see defeat 1, 2, 3.

upset is the ordinary word implying a toppling, disorganization, etc. as a result of a loss of balance or stability to upset a glass, one's plans, etc.; emotionally upset; overturn implies a turning of a thing upside down or flat on its side and, in extended use, connotes the destruction of something established to overturn a chair, a government, etc.; capsize specifically implies the overturning or upsetting of a boat