upstage
To draw attention away from others, especially on-stageTo draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.
» I don't want to get upstaged.
Meaning
4 senses(figuratively, transitive)To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.
She only wore that dress to upstage everyone.
die Schau stehlen, in den Schatten stellen
затмеватьzatmevatʹ
steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else
(transitive)To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.
move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience
(broadly, transitive)To treat snobbishly.
treat snobbishly, put in one's place
(transitive)To restage upward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment.
Examples
2 sentencesI don't want to get upstaged.
No, I can no longer allow you to upstage me!
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From up- + stage. The figurative uses “haughty” and “to draw attention away” derive from aFrom up- + stage. The figurative uses “haughty” and “to draw attention away” derive from actors moving to a higher and thus more visible position on a sloped stage.
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Forms
upstages, upstaging, upstaged, upstagedSynonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle