Upside Down Definition

adverb
So that the upper or right side is down.
Turned upside down.
American Heritage

In great disorder.

The thief had turned the room upside down.
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Being or holding an asset that is worth less than its purchase price or the debt owed on it.
American Heritage

Inverted, so that the top is now at the bottom.

The Union flag was flying upside down, a sign of danger.
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noun
With the top side or part underneath or turned over; inverted.
Webster's New World
In disorder; topsy-turvy.
Webster's New World
adjective

Inverted; turned so that the top is at the bottom.

Would you like some of my upside down cake?
Wiktionary
(finance) Owing more money for something than it is worth; having negative equity.
He's upside down on his mortgage.
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Origin of Upside Down

  • Alteration of Middle English up so doun up as if down up up up so as if so1 doun down down1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Upside Down Sentence Examples

  • The eye perceives this picture, which gives the impression of the T much magnified, but turned upside down.

  • Their routine had changed so much that it seemed their lives had been turned upside down.

  • The older formations can be upside down (tectonically inverted ).

  • Then hold the lipstick upside down and rub off the end with tissue.

  • A break to put your back into I am looking through french windows at an upside-down St Michael's Mount, doing a handstand.

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