UPSIDE-DOWN


Meaning of UPSIDE-DOWN in English

Function: adjective

1 having the upper and lower parts reversed in position FF1C; upside-down letters FF1E;

Synonyms: inverted, topsy-turvy

Related Words: reversed

2 confused utterly even to the point of inversion of the normal or reasonable FF1C; upside-down logic that confused cause with effect FF1E;

Synonyms: arsy-varsy, downside-up, topsy-turvy

Related Words: inverted, reversed; chaotic, confused, helter-skelter, jumbled, mixed-up; fouled-up, haywire, ||snafu

Contrasted Words: orderly, well-ordered; logical, reasonable, sensible, sound; legitimate, plausible

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