elicit vs upset

upset vs elicit

elicit is not a noun while upset is a noun.

elicit is not an adjective while upset is an adjective.

elicit and upset both are verbs.

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

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

elicit: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
upset: cause to lose one's composure

Other hyponyms of elicit include strike a chord, touch a chord, ask for, invite, draw, rekindle, infatuate, prick, fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake, excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, excite, anger, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, shame, bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, interest, whelm.

elicit (noun)	upset (noun)
	an improbable and unexpected victory
	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

elicit (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

elicit (verb)	upset (verb)
derive by reason	disturb the balance or stability of
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)	defeat suddenly and unexpectedly
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)	form metals with a swage
	move deeply
	cause to lose one's composure
	cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

Difference between elicit and upset

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