upstage

Etymology
. 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.

Noun

 * 1)  The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.

Adverb

 * 1) Toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage.
 * 2) Away from the audience or camera.
 * 1) Away from the audience or camera.

Adjective

 * 1) At the rear of a stage.
 * 2)  Haughty, aloof.
 * 1)  Haughty, aloof.

Verb

 * 1)  To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.
 * 2)  To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.
 * 3)  To treat snobbishly.
 * 4)  To restage upward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment.
 * 1)  To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.
 * 2)  To treat snobbishly.
 * 3)  To restage upward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment.
 * 1)  To treat snobbishly.
 * 2)  To restage upward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment.

Translations

 * German: die Schau stehlen,
 * Spanish:, hacer sombra, ,