upstage

== English == === Etymology === From 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʌpˈsteɪd͡ʒ/ Rhymes: -eɪdʒ === Noun === upstage (uncountable) (theater) The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera. Coordinate terms: center stage, downstage, stage left, stage right === Adverb === upstage (comparative more upstage, superlative most upstage) Toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage. Away from the audience or camera. === Adjective === upstage (comparative more upstage, superlative most upstage) At the rear of a stage. (figurative, obsolete) Haughty, aloof. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:arrogant === Verb === upstage (third-person singular simple present upstages, present participle upstaging, simple past and past participle upstaged) (figurative, transitive) To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage. Synonyms: eclipse, overshadow (transitive, theater) To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage. (transitive, by extension) To treat snobbishly. (medicine, transitive) To restage upward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment. Antonym: downstage ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === rake (theatre) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “upstage”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.