upside down
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upside down¹
- /ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn/
- /ˌʌpsaɪˈdaʊn/ informal
Where it comes from
From Middle English up sid doun, an alteration of earlier upsadowne, upsedowne, up-so-doun (“upside down”), equivalent to up + so + down, literally “up as down”.
adverb downside up · upside-down · upsidedown · up so down
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Inverted, so that the top is now at the bottom.
The Union flag was flying upside down, a sign of danger.
Similar: bottom-upwards, topsy-turvy · Opposite: right side up
- In great disorder. The thief had turned the room upside down.
Similar: downside up, reverse, up so down, upside down, upsidown, upsy-down · Opposite: right-side up, rightways
adjective downside up · upside-down · upsidedown · up so down
- Inverted; turned so that the top is at the bottom. The pattern resembled an upside down letter W.
- In great disorder. The wenches and the men have been on the streets all day, and the kitchen is upside down. You never saw the like.
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Owing more money for something than it is worth; having negative equity.
He's upside down on his mortgage.
Similar: underwater
- Australian.
proper noun the upside down · downside up · upside-down · upsidedown · up so down
- Alternative letter-case form of Upside Down It is in the upside down where we can find many opportunities to grow and learn.
Upside Down²
Where it comes from
Coined by Stranger Things.
proper noun the Upside Down · upside down
- A dark and horrifying reality where the rules are different. This Upside Down economy was the product, Hansen said, of a shriveling population, the closing of the frontier and the maturing of industries.
Thesaurus
adverb
Similar: downside up, reverse, up so down, upside down, upsidown, upsy-down · Opposite: right-side up, rightways
Translations
Every language
adv inverted
| Español | al revés, boca abajo, bocabajo, de cabeza, de revés, patas arriba |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 거꾸로 geokkuro |
| 日本語 | 逆さに sakasa ni, 逆さまに sakasama ni |
| 中文 | 反 fǎn, 顛倒 /颠倒 diāndăo, 倒 dăo |
| हिन्दी | उल्टा ulṭā, विलोमित vilomit |
| Português | de cabeça para baixo, de ponta-cabeça, ao contrário, de pernas para o ar |
| Français | à l'envers, sens dessus dessous |
| Deutsch | auf dem Kopf, verkehrt herum, verkehrt rum, umgekehrt |
| Italiano | a rovescio, sottosopra, al rovescio, a testa in giù, al contrario |
| Ελληνικά | ανάποδα anápoda |
| Română | cu fundul în sus, cu susul în jos |
| Русский | вверх дно́м vverx dnóm, вверх нога́ми vverx nogámi, кверх нога́ми kverx nogámi |
| Tiếng Việt | lộn ngược |
| עברית | הָפוּךְ hafúch |
adv in great disorder
| Español | de cabeza, patas arriba |
|---|---|
| Português | de pernas para o ar |
| Français | sens dessus dessous |
| Italiano | sottosopra, a soqquadro |
| Ελληνικά | άνω κάτω áno káto |
| Română | pe dos |
| Русский | кувырко́м kuvyrkóm |
| Tiếng Việt | đổ lộn |
| עברית | הָפוּךְ hafúch |
adj inverted
| Español | al revés |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 逆さ sakasa, 逆さま sakasama |
| Português | ao contrário, de cabeça para baixo, de pernas para o ar, de ponta-cabeça |
| Français | à l'envers, culbuté, renversé |
| Italiano | invertito, inverso, capovolto, rovesciato, a testa in giù |
| Ελληνικά | ανάποδος anápodos |
| Tiếng Việt | lộn ngược |
| עברית | הָפוּךְ hafúkh |
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