upside down
adverb
up·side down
ˈəp-ˌsīd-ˈdau̇n 
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
Examples of upside down in a Sentence
You hung the picture upside down!
To remove the plant, turn the pot upside down and tap gently on the bottom to loosen it.
The baby was holding the book upside down.
Recent Examples on the Web
Here’s the official synopsis: Before the world turned upside down.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2024
Nine people died and one person was seriously injured when an overloaded SUV went out of control on a South Florida road, hit a guardrail and went upside down into a canal, authorities said.
—CBS News, 6 Aug. 2024
Comprehensively improving the safeguards that are supposed to protect students like Hebert and Catalan from having their college experiences turned upside down would be no easy task.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024
In Skincare, the actress stars as aesthetician Hope Goldman whose life gets turned upside down when a rival aesthetician moves into her neighborhood and she is hacked by someone pretending to be her.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2024
Nine people died and one person was seriously injured when an overloaded SUV went out of control on a South Florida road, hit a guardrail and went upside down into a canal, authorities said.
—CBS News, 6 Aug. 2024
Comprehensively improving the safeguards that are supposed to protect students like Hebert and Catalan from having their college experiences turned upside down would be no easy task.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024
In Skincare, the actress stars as aesthetician Hope Goldman whose life gets turned upside down when a rival aesthetician moves into her neighborhood and she is hacked by someone pretending to be her.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
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“Upside down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upside%20down. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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upside down
adverb
up·side down
ˌəp-ˌsīd-ˈdau̇n
1
: with the upper part underneath and the lower part on top
2
: in or into great disorder
upside-down
adjective
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