upstage
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- (uncountable) The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.
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- toward or at the back of a stage.
- Antonym: downstage
- The actor turned and walked upstage.
- away from a camera.
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- (transitive) To make people pay attention to you instead of to another person.
- The dog did tricks and upstaged the speaker.
- (transitive) To force other actors to face away from the audience by moving upstage.