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upstage vs displace

displace vs upstage

upstage is a noun but displace is not a noun.

upstage is an adjective but displace is not an adjective.

upstage and displace both are verbs.

upstage is an adverb but displace is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
upstage Yes Yes Yes Yes
displace No No Yes No
As verbs, displace is a hypernym of upstage; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than upstage:
  • upstage: move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience
  • displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Other hypernyms of upstage include move.
upstage (noun) displace (noun)
the rear part of the stage
upstage (adjective) displace (adjective)
of the back half of a stage
remote in manner
upstage (verb) displace (verb)
steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else cause to move, usually with force or pressure
move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
treat snobbishly, put in one's place take the place of or have precedence over
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
upstage (adverb) displace (adverb)
at or toward the rear of the stage
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