upside down

Meaning

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Inverted, so that the top is now at the bottom.
2. (not-comparable) In great disorder.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Inverted; turned so that the top is at the bottom.
2. (not-comparable) In great disorder.
3. (not-comparable) Owing more money for something than it is worth; having negative equity.

Name

Alternative form of Upside Down.

Synonyms

inverted

inside out

topsy-turvy

reversed

inversion

head over heels

backwards

overturned

reverse

topsyturvy

upside-down

bottom-up

lying face down

wrong

face downwards

the wrong way round

higgledy piggledy

about

by contraries

bent

capsized

face down

fall

flip

flip over

harum-scarum

head foremost

inverse

opposite

put

turn over

Translations

al revés

sens dessus dessous

à l’envers

sernişîv

nixûm

serberjêr

άνω κάτω

renversé

invertido

qulipî

ανάποδα

qulipandî

sottosopra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: up-so-doun

In summary

Alteration of earlier up so down, from Middle English up-so-doun, upsedowne, upsadowne (“upside down”), equivalent to up + so + down ("up as down").

Sentences

This may account for the coat of arms being thought to be upside down .