Sekirov Dictionary

upstage

/ʌpˈsteɪd͡ʒ/

verb4

  1. (figurative) To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.
  2. To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.
  3. To restage upward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment.
  4. To treat snobbishly.

adjective2

  1. At the rear of a stage.
  2. (figurative, no longer used) Haughty, aloof.

adverb2

  1. Toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage.
  2. Away from the audience or camera.

noun1

  1. The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.
forms

upstaged · upstaging · upstages · more upstage · most upstage

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