The difference between Disturb and Upset
When used as nouns, disturb means disturbance, whereas upset means disturbance or disruption.
When used as verbs, disturb means to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids, whereas upset means to make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
Upset is also adjective with the meaning: angry, distressed or unhappy.
check bellow for the other definitions of Disturb and Upset
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Disturb as a verb (transitive):
to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
Examples:
"The noisy ventilation disturbed me during the exam."
"The performance was disturbed twice by a ringing mobile phone."
"A school of fish disturbed the water."
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Disturb as a verb (transitive):
to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.
Examples:
"A mudslide disturbed the course of the river."
"The trauma disturbed his mind."
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Disturb as a verb (intransitive):
to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion.
Examples:
"A disturbing film that tries to explore the mind of a serial killer."
"His behaviour is very disturbing."
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Disturb as a noun (obsolete):
disturbance
Examples:
"rfquotek Milton"
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Upset as an adjective (of a person):
Angry, distressed or unhappy.
Examples:
"He was upset when she refused his friendship."
"My children often get upset with their classmates."
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Upset as an adjective (of a [[stomach]] or gastrointestinal tract, referred to as '''stomach'''):
Feeling unwell, nauseated, or ready to vomit.
Examples:
"His stomach was upset, so he didn't want to move."
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Upset as a noun (uncountable):
Disturbance or disruption.
Examples:
"My late arrival caused the professor considerable upset."
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Upset as a noun (countable, sports, politics):
An unexpected victory of a competitor or candidate that was not favored to win.
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Upset as a noun (automobile insurance):
An overturn.
Examples:
"collision and upset": impact with another object or an overturn for whatever reason."
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Upset as a noun:
An upset stomach.
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Upset as a noun (mathematics):
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.
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Upset as a verb (transitive):
To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
Examples:
"I’m sure the bad news will upset him, but he needs to know."
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Upset as a verb (transitive):
To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
Examples:
"Introducing a foreign species can upset the ecological balance."
"The fatty meat upset his stomach."
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Upset as a verb (transitive):
To tip or overturn (something).
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Upset as a verb (transitive):
To defeat unexpectedly.
Examples:
"Truman upset Dewey in the 1948 US presidential election."
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Upset as a verb (intransitive):
To be upset or knocked over.
Examples:
"The carriage upset when the horse bolted."
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Upset as a verb (obsolete):
To set up; to put upright.
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Upset as a verb:
To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end.
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Upset as a verb:
To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends.