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upstage

n.
US //əpˈsteɪdʒ// UK //ʌpstˈeɪdʒ// up·stage Archaic
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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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