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{
"term": "upset",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "unhappy or disappointed because of something unpleasant that has happened",
"sensetop": "upset about/at/over somethingupset about/at/over doing somethingupset (that)…upset with somebody",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I understand how upset you must be feeling."
},
{
"text": "There's no point **getting upset** about it.",
"contextForm": "upset about/at/over something"
},
{
"text": "He was **really upset** over not getting the present he wanted from Father Christmas.",
"contextForm": "upset about/at/over doing something"
},
{
"text": "I was upset at missing all the excitement."
},
{
"text": "She was upset that he had left without saying goodbye.",
"contextForm": "upset (that)…"
},
{
"text": "I think she may be a bit upset with you.",
"contextForm": "upset with somebody"
},
{
"text": "She was still upset about her divorce."
},
{
"text": "The incident had left him visibly angry and upset."
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about", "at", "with"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "an illness in the stomach that makes you feel sick (= want to vomit) or have diarrhoea",
"sensetop": "an upset stomach",
"cefr": "b1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I've been off work with an upset stomach."
}
],
"topics": ["Health problems"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌʌpˈset/",
"audio": "up/upset/upset__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌʌpˈset/",
"audio": "up/upset/upset__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}