topsy-turvy
adverb, adjective
- upside down; in a reversed condition
- in confusion or disorder
noun
- a topsy-turvy condition; inverted state
- a state of confusion
See topsy-turvy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(tŏpˌsē-tûrˈvē)
adverb- With the top downward and the bottom up; upside-down.
- In or into a state of utter disorder or confusion: “turning our ordered life topsy-turvy” (Anne Tyler).
adjective top·sy-tur·vi·er,
top·sy-tur·vi·est - Turned or positioned upside down; inverted.
- Confused or disordered.
noun pl. top·sy-tur·vies The quality or condition of being topsy-turvy.
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