What is the difference between Offset and Upset?
What is the difference between Offset and Upset? :
Offset : (verb)
( 1 ) Balance something
Compensate for something
He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.
Offset : (noun)
( 1 ) Method of printing in which ink is transferred from a metal plate to a rubber surface and then into paper
Offset printing is the order of the say.
Upset : (verb)
( 1 ) Cause something to become overturned or split
A large wave upset the boat.
Your presence will upset your brother.
( 2 ) Disrupt
Fog upset the train timetable.
How were the arrangements for the weekend upset?
( 3 ) Cause someone to feel distressed
He was upset at not being invited to the dinner.
The sight of physical sufferings of the poor always upset me.
( 4 ) Cause someone to feel ill by disturbing his digestion
Garlic often upsets her stomach
Upset : (noun)
( 1 ) Upsetting or being upset
Last minute changes caused a great deal of upset.
He had a major emotional upset.
( 2 ) Stomach disorder
He is in the bed with a tummy upset.
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