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adverbwith the upper part undermost. in or into complete disorder; topsy-turvy: The burglars turned the house upside down. Origin of upside down1300–50; re-formation (see upside) of Middle English upsedoun, earlier up so doun (see up, so1, down1; sense of so obscure) OTHER WORDS FROM upside downupside-down, adjectiveupside-downness, nounWords nearby upside downupsetting lever, upsetting moment, upshift, upshot, upside, upside down, upside-down cake, upsides, upside the head, upsilon, upsilon particle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for upside downViewed in profile, they are upside-down mid-section silhouettes of Pippa Middleton leaning over to check your oil. Up to a Point: A 'Space Corvette' in Every Garage|P. J. O’Rourke|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST We sent Danielle back to college and assigned a mentor to help her navigate her upside-down relationship with her mother. Mothers Who Drag Their Daughters Down|Soledad O'Brien|March 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST Manolo Blahnik, Homeland Fan: Seems like Manolo Blahnik is a fan of upside-down frowns. Allison Williams Nabs First Endorsement; Raf Simons's Dior Already a Hit|The Fashion Beast Team|February 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST In what upside-down town is the right to freedom of the press—and the right to assemble—considered a technicality? I Was Arrested at Occupy Bronx—for Writing About It|Carla Murphy|December 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
California's upside-down transition reflects the very different personalities and political needs of these two peculiar men. Arnold, Out Like a Lion|Joe Mathews|January 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST Behind him was a boat, upside-down, which seemed just on the point of sinking out of sight. What Might Have Been Expected|Frank R. Stockton She was staring at a drawing of a fetus lying in a sort of upside-down Yoga position inside a cross-sectioned woman's body. Special Delivery|Damon Francis Knight But he went further, and proved her wrong—that is so far as the upside-down of it was concerned. The Rich Little Poor Boy|Eleanor Gates I feel like Alice in Wonderland or some other upside-down world. My War Experiences in Two Continents|Sarah Macnaughtan How upside-down and wrong-way-round a long life sees things grow.
British Dictionary definitions for upside down
adjective(usually postpositive; upside-down when prenominal) turned over completely; inverted (upside-down when prenominal) informal confused; muddled; topsy-turvyan upside-down world adverbin an inverted fashion in a chaotic or crazy manner Derived forms of upside downupside-downness, nounWord Origin for upside downC16: variant, by folk etymology, of earlier upsodown 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 Words related to upside downinside out, topsy-turvy, upside-down, vice versa, backwards, inverted, overturned, bottom up, orderless |