3syllables
upstaging
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Definitions ofupstaging
1verb
- To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.
Example: "She only wore that dress to upstage everyone."
- To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.
- To treat snobbishly.
- To restage (cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment (compare downstage).
1noun
- A situation where somebody or something is upstaged.
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