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upside-down
upside downadv.1. So that the upper or right side is down: turned upside down.2. In great disorder.3. Being or holding an asset that is worth less than its purchase price or the debt owed on it.
[Alteration of Middle English up so doun, up as if down : up, up; see up + so, as if; see so1 + doun, down; see down1.]
up′side-down′ adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  upside-down - being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed; "a quotation mark is sometimes called an inverted comma"; "an upside-down cake"invertedturned - moved around an axis or center |
upside-downadjective1. Turned over completely:capsized, inverted, overturned, upset, upturned.2. Characterized by physical confusion:chaotic, confused, disordered, helter-skelter, higgledy-piggledy, topsy-turvy.Informal: mixed-up.Translationsupside-down
*upside-downFig. in a financial state such that one owes more money on a car, truck, house, etc., than its resale value. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) When I tried to trade in the car, I found that I was upside-down and couldn't close the deal without more money. I took a loan period that was too long and was upside-down in two years.upside-down
Synonyms for upside-downadj turned over completelySynonyms- capsized
- inverted
- overturned
- upset
- upturned
adj characterized by physical confusionSynonyms- chaotic
- confused
- disordered
- helter-skelter
- higgledy-piggledy
- topsy-turvy
- mixed-up
Synonyms for upside-downadj being in such a position that top and bottom are reversedSynonymsRelated Words |