| apprehensive | | |
| adj. | 1. apprehensive, discerning | quick to understand.; "a kind and apprehensive friend" |
| ~ perceptive | having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment.; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation" |
| adj. | 2. apprehensive, worried | mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc.; "apprehensive about her job"; "not used to a city and worried about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences" |
| ~ uneasy | lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance.; "farmers were uneasy until rain finally came"; "uneasy about his health"; "gave an uneasy laugh"; "uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"; "an uneasy coalition government"; "an uneasy calm"; "an uneasy silence fell on the group" |
| adj. | 3. apprehensive | in fear or dread of possible evil or harm.; "apprehensive for one's life"; "apprehensive of danger" |
| ~ afraid | filled with fear or apprehension.; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions" |
| flustered | | |
| adj. | 1. flustered, hot and bothered, perturbed, rattled | thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term). |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ discomposed | having your composure disturbed.; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air" |
| overturn | | |
| n. (act) | 1. overturn, turnover, upset | the act of upsetting something.; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" |
| ~ upending, inversion | turning upside down; setting on end. |
| n. (act) | 2. overturn, upset | an improbable and unexpected victory.; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath" |
| ~ success | an attainment that is successful.; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" |
| v. (motion) | 3. overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over | turn from an upright or normal position.; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" |
| ~ capsize, turn turtle, turtle | overturn accidentally.; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!" |
| ~ turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense.; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" |
| ~ upend | become turned or set on end.; "the airplanes upended" |
| ~ bowl over, knock over, tip over, tump over, overturn, turn over, upset | cause to overturn from an upright or normal position.; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" |
| v. (motion) | 4. bowl over, knock over, overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset | cause to overturn from an upright or normal position.; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over | turn from an upright or normal position.; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" |
| ~ overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over | turn from an upright or normal position.; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse | rule against.; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" |
| ~ decree, rule | decide with authority.; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed" |
| v. (social) | 6. bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert | cause the downfall of; of rulers.; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" |
| ~ revolutionize | overthrow by a revolution, of governments. |
| ~ depose, force out | force to leave (an office). |
| v. (communication) | 7. annul, countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate | cancel officially.; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" |
| ~ go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on | fail to fulfill a promise or obligation.; "She backed out of her promise" |
| ~ strike down, cancel | declare null and void; make ineffective.; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" |
| v. (change) | 8. overturn, revolutionise, revolutionize | change radically.; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
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