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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024top•sy-tur•vy /ˈtɑpsiˈtɜrvi/USA pronunciation adv. - with the top where the bottom should be;
upside down:turned the boat topsy-turvy. - in or into a state of confusion:Things went completely topsy-turvy because the new boss didn't know the company.
adj. - turned upside down:a topsy-turvy reflection.
- confused or disorderly:a topsy-turvy classroom.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024top•sy-tur•vy (top′sē tûr′vē),USA pronunciation adv., adj., n., pl. -vies. adv. - 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.
adj. - turned upside down;
inverted;
reversed:a topsy-turvy reflection. - confused or disorderly:a topsy-turvy classroom.
n. - inversion of the natural order.
- a state of confusion or disorder.
- 1520–30; perh. variant of top syd turvye topside down (with loss of d before t); turvy, variant of tervy, equivalent. to obsolete terve to turn over (cognate with Old High German zerben) + -y1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: topsy-turvy /ˈtɒpsɪˈtɜːvɪ/ adj - upside down
adv - in a topsy-turvy manner
n - a topsy-turvy state
Etymology: 16th Century: probably from tops, plural of top1 + obsolete tervy to turn upside down; perhaps related to Old English tearflian to roll over |