defeat vs upset

upset vs defeat

defeat and upset both are nouns.

defeat is not an adjective while upset is an adjective.

defeat and upset both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defeat	Yes	No	Yes	No
upset	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, upset is a hyponym of defeat; that is, upset is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defeat:

defeat: win a victory over
upset: defeat suddenly and unexpectedly

Other hyponyms of defeat include demolish, destroy, beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish, wallop, down, overrun, lurch, skunk, expel, rout, rout out, nose, conquer, come through, make it, pull round, pull through, survive.

defeat (noun)	upset (noun)
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest	an improbable and unexpected victory
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals	the act of disturbing the mind or body
	the act of upsetting something
	a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
	an unhappy and worried mental state
	a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

defeat (adjective)	upset (adjective)
	thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
	mildly physically distressed
	afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
	having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
	used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win

defeat (verb)	upset (verb)
win a victory over	disturb the balance or stability of
thwart the passage of	defeat suddenly and unexpectedly
	form metals with a swage
	move deeply
	cause to lose one's composure
	cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

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