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Synonyms
top·sy-tur·vy (tŏṕsē-tûŕvē)

[Probably from top1, + obsolete terve, to overturn (from Middle English terven).]

adverb 

  1. With the top downward and the bottom up; upside-down.
  2. In or into a state of utter disorder or confusion: “turning our ordered life topsy-turvy” (Anne Tyler)

adjective: -vi·er, -vi·est. 

  1. Turned or positioned upside down; inverted.
  2. Confused or disordered.

noun: pl., -vies. 

The quality or condition of being topsy-turvy.

derivatives

toṕsy-tuŕvi·ly
adverb
toṕsy-tuŕvi·ness
noun