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topsy-turvy
[ top-see-tur-vee ]
adverb
- with the top where the bottom should be; upside down.
- in or into a reversed condition or order.
- in or into a state of confusion or disorder.
adjective
- turned upside down; inverted; reversed:
a topsy-turvy reflection.
- confused or disorderly:
a topsy-turvy classroom.
noun
- inversion of the natural order.
- a state of confusion or disorder.
topsy-turvy
/ ˈtɒpsɪˈtɜːvɪ /
adjective
- upside down
- in a state of confusion
adverb
- in a topsy-turvy manner
noun
- a topsy-turvy state
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Other Words From
- topsy-turvi·ly adverb
- topsy·turvi·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of topsy-turvy1
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Example Sentences
In this topsy-turvy political year nothing quite seems to be certain.
In such a topsy-turvy season, one simple solution is…blaming the voters!
Everything is topsy-turvy in Europe according to our moral ideas, and they don't have what we call "men" over here.
Why, I know not what you call it; but if the house were turned topsy turvy, I should be in the cellar.
Almost comic this last—a sort of topsy-turvy adultery charge!
It was all over, the light was gone, everything was topsy-turvy.
The bottom had, indeed, dropped out of things—the universe was topsy-turvy.
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