topsy-turvyadjective, adverb
uk/ˌtɒp.siˈtɜː.vi/us/ˌtɑːp.siˈtɝː.vi/informal(in a state of being) confused, not well organized, or giving importance to unexpected things:
The government's topsy-turvy priorities mean that spending on education remains low.
Synonym
upside down
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- addle
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- brainstorm
- disorientate
- disoriented
- distraction
- dither
- dizziness
- ferment
- flutter
- mystique
- not know what hit you idiom
- not know where/which way to turn idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- not know whether you are coming or going idiom
- turbulence
- whirl
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