Difference between Upset and Overthrow

What is the difference between Upset and Overthrow?

Upset as a noun is disturbance or disruption. while Overthrow as a noun is the downfall of a government etc., by force.

Upset

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of a person, angry, distressed or unhappy.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Disturbance or disruption. (sports) An unexpected victory of a competitor that was not favored. (automobile insurance) An overturn.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy. To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something). To tip or overturn (something). To defeat unexpectedly.

Example sentence: I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.

Overthrow

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To bring about the downfall of a government etc., especially by force.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The downfall of a government etc., by force.The act of a fielder throwing the ball back to the infield, where it is not gathered and continues to the opposite outfield; a run scored by the batting side while this happens.

Example sentence: We want to overthrow the imperial power not because it is Manchurian but because we want republicanism... We republican revolutionaries can never have the notion of becoming emperors after the revolution, like all the peasant rebels did in the past.

We hope you now know whether to use Upset or Overthrow in your sentence.

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