UPSIDE DOWN


Meaning of UPSIDE DOWN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈəp-ˌsīd-ˈdau̇n ]

adverb

Etymology: alteration of Middle English up so doun, from up + so + doun down

Date: 15th century

1. : in such a way that the upper and the lower parts are reversed in position

2. : in or into great disorder

turned their world upside down

• upside-down adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.