˜yÐÄvlog

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upside down

adverb

  1. with the upper part undermost.
  2. in or into complete disorder; topsy-turvy:

    The burglars turned the house upside down.



upside down

adjective

  1. usually postpositive; upside-down when prenominal turned over completely; inverted
  2. informal.
    upside-down when prenominal confused; muddled; topsy-turvy

    an upside-down world

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. in an inverted fashion
  2. in a chaotic or crazy manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ³Ü±è²õ¾±»å±ð-ˈ»å´Ç·É²Ô²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü±ès¾±»å±ð-»å´Ç·É²Ô adjective
  • ³Ü±ès¾±»å±ð-»å´Ç·É²Ôness noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of upside down1

1300–50; re-formation ( upside ) of Middle English upsedoun, earlier up so doun ( up, so 1, down 1; sense of so obscure)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of upside down1

C16: variant, by folk etymology, of earlier upsodown
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Example Sentences

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"When a baby is born premature or sick and needs hospital care after they are born a family's life is turned upside down," she said.

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Then they heard a peculiar sound on the trail and their whole trip was turned upside down.

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"Professional football in China has continually failed because it's supported by nothing - their pyramid is upside down."

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To allow the president to wake up one morning and override those duly enacted laws turns the balance of power upon which our democracy rests upside down.

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"The floor was upside down. We were walking on walls."

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