topsy-turvy

[ top-see-tur-vee ]

/ ˈtɒp siˈtɜr vi /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR topsy-turvy ON THESAURUS.COM

adverb

with the top where the bottom should be; upside down.

in or into a reversed condition or order.

in or into a state of confusion or disorder.

adjective

turned upside down; inverted; reversed: a topsy-turvy reflection.

confused or disorderly: a topsy-turvy classroom.

noun, plural top·sy-tur·vies.

inversion of the natural order.

a state of confusion or disorder.

Origin of topsy-turvy

1520–30; perhaps variant of top syd turvye topside down (with loss of d before t); turvy, variant of tervy, equivalent to obsolete terve to turn over (cognate with Old High German zerben) + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM topsy-turvy

top·sy-tur·vi·ly, adverbtop·sy·tur·vi·ness, noun

Words nearby topsy-turvy

top slicing, topsmelt, topsoil, topspin, topstitch, topsy-turvy, topsy-turvydom, top ten, top timber, top to toe, top up

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Example sentences from the Web for topsy-turvy

In this topsy-turvy political year nothing quite seems to be certain.
Poll Shows Kansas Republican In Trouble|Ben Jacobs|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In such a topsy-turvy season, one simple solution is…blaming the voters!
How the Media Blew the Midterms|Howard Kurtz|October 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In his abysmal discouragement his ideals were all topsy-turvy.
The Cup of Fury|Rupert Hughes
Yes; it's almost like home, you know; only when we lived here it wasn't so topsy-turvy.
A Little Girl in Old Salem|Amanda Minnie Douglas

We all surely must take what comes in this topsy-turvy world.
The Return|Walter de la Mare
If I travel, aunt, I touch at your antipodes—your antipodes are a good rascally sort of topsy-turvy fellows.
The Way of the World|William Congreve
In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.
Pinocchio in Africa|Cherubini

British Dictionary definitions for topsy-turvy

topsy-turvy

/ (ˈtɒpsɪˈtɜːvɪ) /

adjective

upside down

in a state of confusion

adverb

in a topsy-turvy manner

noun

a topsy-turvy state

Word Origin for topsy-turvy

C16: probably from tops, plural of top 1 + obsolete tervy to turn upside down; perhaps related to Old English tearflian to roll over

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	topsy-turvy
释义	topsy-turvy [ top-see-tur-vee ] / ˈtɒp siˈtɜr vi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR topsy-turvy ON THESAURUS.COM adverb with the top where the bottom should be; upside down. in or into a reversed condition or order. in or into a state of confusion or disorder. adjective turned upside down; inverted; reversed: a topsy-turvy reflection. confused or disorderly: a topsy-turvy classroom. noun, plural top·sy-tur·vies. inversion of the natural order. a state of confusion or disorder. Origin of topsy-turvy 1520–30; perhaps variant of top syd turvye topside down (with loss of d before t); turvy, variant of tervy, equivalent to obsolete terve to turn over (cognate with Old High German zerben) + -y¹ OTHER WORDS FROM topsy-turvy top·sy-tur·vi·ly, adverbtop·sy·tur·vi·ness, noun Words nearby topsy-turvy top slicing, topsmelt, topsoil, topspin, topstitch, topsy-turvy, topsy-turvydom, top ten, top timber, top to toe, top up Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for topsy-turvy In this topsy-turvy political year nothing quite seems to be certain. Poll Shows Kansas Republican In Trouble\|Ben Jacobs\|June 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In such a topsy-turvy season, one simple solution is…blaming the voters! How the Media Blew the Midterms\|Howard Kurtz\|October 18, 2010\|DAILY BEAST In his abysmal discouragement his ideals were all topsy-turvy. The Cup of Fury\|Rupert Hughes Yes; it's almost like home, you know; only when we lived here it wasn't so topsy-turvy. A Little Girl in Old Salem\|Amanda Minnie Douglas We all surely must take what comes in this topsy-turvy world. The Return\|Walter de la Mare If I travel, aunt, I touch at your antipodes—your antipodes are a good rascally sort of topsy-turvy fellows. The Way of the World\|William Congreve In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan. Pinocchio in Africa\|Cherubini British Dictionary definitions for topsy-turvy topsy-turvy / (ˈtɒpsɪˈtɜːvɪ) / adjective upside down in a state of confusion adverb in a topsy-turvy manner noun a topsy-turvy state Word Origin for topsy-turvy C16: probably from tops, plural of top 1 + obsolete tervy to turn upside down; perhaps related to Old English tearflian to roll over Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to topsy-turvy chaotic, tangled, backwards, cockeyed, confused, disheveled, disjointed, disordered, disorderly, disorganized, jumbled, messy, muddled, pell-mell, riotous, unhinged, untidy, upside-down, upturned, cluttered
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topsy-turvy

adverb

adjective

noun, plural top·sy-tur·vies.

Origin of topsy-turvy

OTHER WORDS FROM topsy-turvy

Words nearby topsy-turvy

Example sentences from the Web for topsy-turvy

British Dictionary definitions for topsy-turvy

adjective

adverb

noun

Word Origin for topsy-turvy

Words related to topsy-turvy