upstage.
The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.
Meaning & usage
The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.
Where this word comes from
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.
Toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage.
The actor turned and walked upstage.
Away from the audience or camera.
Where this word comes from
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.
At the rear of a stage.
The minimalist play used no upstage scenery.
Haughty, aloof.
Where this word comes from
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.
To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.
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 upward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment.
Where this word comes from
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.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.