# upset

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʌpˈsɛt/ · frequency rank #2,470

## Definitions
1. Angry, distressed, or unhappy
2. Feeling unwell, nauseated, or ready to vomit.

## Etymology
From Middle English upset (“the act of setting up; establishment”), from Middle English upsetten, corresponding to up- + set. Cognate with Middle Low German upset (“setup; arrangement”).

## Easily confused with
- **use** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/upset-vs-use)
- **UST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/upset-vs-ust)
- **used** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/upset-vs-used)
- **uses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/upset-vs-uses)
- **user** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/upset-vs-user)
- **upshot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/upset-vs-upshot)
- **UPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ups-vs-upset)
- **upper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/upper-vs-upset)
- **upped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/upped-vs-upset)
- **unmet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unmet-vs-upset)
- **unsee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unsee-vs-upset)
- **upbeat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/upbeat-vs-upset)
- **unseat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unseat-vs-upset)

## Common misspellings (7)
`puset`, `upest`, `uppset`, `upsett`, `upsset`, `upste`, `uspet`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/upset