1. upstaging - Noun
2. upstaging - Verb
upstaging
present participle of upstage
A situation where somebody or something is upstaged; thus:
(theater, also figuratively) A stealing of the spotlight, as (or as if) one performer eclipses another in the audience's attention.
(medicine, surgery, oncology) An increase in the stage of a case of a disease (usually a cancer), from a less-threatening to a more-threatening stage.
Hypernym: restaging
Antonym: downstaging
Danny Martindale/Getty ImagesKirsten Dunst went a marigold statement in custom Maison Margiela at the premiere of upstaging even perennially chic star Elle Fanning, at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Source: Internet
I agree there are some cringe-worthy clichés in the poem, and I sensed that Alexander was under pressure not only to stay in tune with Obama's language, but also to avoid upstaging it. Source: Internet