disordering (verb)

  • 1upset — verb (upset, upsetting) –verb (t) /ʌpˈsɛt / (say up set) 1. to overturn; knock or tip over; capsize. 2. to spill by knocking over; tip out. 3. to throw into disorder; disarrange; overthrow or undo. 4. to disturb (someone) mentally or emotionally; …

  • 2turn — I. verb Etymology: Middle English; partly from Old English tyrnan & turnian to turn, from Medieval Latin tornare, from Latin, to turn on a lathe, from tornus lathe, from Greek tornos; partly from Anglo French turner, tourner to turn, from… …

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  • 3disorder — (v.) late 15c., from dis not (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + the verb order (see ORDER (Cf. order)). Replaced earlier disordeine (mid 14c.), from O.Fr. desordainer, from M.L. disordinare throw into disorder, from L. ordinare to order, regulate (see …

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  • 4upset — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. overthrow, overturn, capsize; disturb, bother, discompose, disconcert; spoil; perturb; disarrange, unbalance; demoralize. n. reversal, overturn, disorder. See destruction, inversion, change,… …

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