move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience
verb
steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else
“When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress”
adjective
of the back half of a stage
“she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience”
adjective
remote in manner
“stood apart with aloof dignity”
adverb
at or toward the rear of the stage
“the dancers were directed to move upstage”
Word Forms
upstager
noun
a selfish actor who upstages the other actors
aloofness
noun
a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
distance
noun
indifference by personal withdrawal
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
hinter der Bühne
den hinteren Teil der Bühne
🇫🇷French
en coulisses
la partie arrière de la scène
🇪🇸Spanish
altanero
la parte trasera del escenario
🇮🇹Italian
sul palco
la parte posteriore del palco
🇳🇱Dutch
boven het podium
het achterste deel van het podium
🇵🇹Portuguese
acima do palco
a parte traseira do palco
🇷🇺Russian
на втором плане
задняя часть сцены
India
🇮🇳Hindi
चुनौती
मंच का पिछला भाग
🇧🇩Bengali
মঞ্চ
মঞ্চের পিছনের অংশ
🇮🇳Tamil
மேடையில்
மேடையின் பின் பகுதி
🇮🇳Telugu
వేదిక పైకి
వేదిక వెనుక భాగం
🇮🇳Marathi
स्टेज
स्टेजचा मागील भाग
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્ટેજ
સ્ટેજનો પાછળનો ભાગ
🇮🇳Kannada
ವೇದಿಕೆಯ ಮೇಲಿನ
ವೇದಿಕೆಯ ಹಿಂದಿನ ಭಾಗ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്റ്റേജ് മുകളിലെ
സ്റ്റേജിൻ്റെ പിൻഭാഗം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅੱਪ ਸਟੇਜ
ਸਟੇਜ ਦਾ ਪਿਛਲਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
اوپر
اسٹیج کا پچھلا حصہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
后台
舞台后部
🇯🇵Japanese
ステージ上
ステージの後方部分
🇰🇷Korean
도도한
무대의 뒷부분
🇻🇳Vietnamese
trên sân khấu
phần sau của sân khấu
🇹🇭Thai
หลังฉาก
ส่วนหลังเวที
🇮🇩Indonesian
memperlakukan dgn kasar
bagian belakang panggung
🇵🇭Filipino
sa itaas ng entablado
ang likurang bahagi ng entablado
🇲🇾Malay
di atas pentas
bahagian belakang pentas
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
في الطابق العلوي
الجزء الخلفي من المسرح
🇮🇷Persian
بالای صحنه
قسمت پشتی صحنه
🇹🇷Turkish
kibirli
sahnenin arka kısmı
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַטוֹת תְשׁוּמַת לֵב
החלק האחורי של הבמה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'upstage'?
The primary meaning of 'upstage' is 'the rear part of the stage'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'upstage' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'upstage' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'upstage' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'upstage' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'upstage' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'upstage' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'upstage' in regular conversations?
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Teens (13-19)
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