overturned

• يصف شيئًا قُلِبَ رأسًا على عقب أو أُبْطِلَ، ويُستعمل غالبًا في السياق القانوني للإشارة إلى نقض قرار أو حكم.

Describes something that has been turned upside down or reversed, often used in legal contexts to refer to a decision being reversed.

1. Turned upside downB2formal

   Having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; capsized or inverted.

   مقلوب

   • The overturned car blocked the entire highway.
   • After the storm, several boats were found overturned in the harbor.
   • He carefully placed the overturned cup back on the saucer.

   المرادفاتinvertedupendedupside-downupturned

   الأضدادerectupright

• فعل يُستعمل للدلالة على قلب شيء رأسًا على عقب، أو إلغاء قرار أو قاعدة أو نظام وإبطاله.

A verb used to indicate the act of turning something upside down, or to reverse a decision, rule, or system.

1. Flip overB1formal

   To turn something so that its top becomes its bottom, or to cause something to fall over.

   قلب الشيء

   • The strong wind overturned the garden table.
   • He accidentally overturned his glass of water.
   • The boat overturned in the rough sea.

   المرادفاتcapsizeflipinverttip overtoppleturn overupendupset

   الأضدادrightupright

2. Reverse a decisionB2formallegal

   To officially change a decision or rule, making it no longer valid.

   إلغاء القرار

   • The court overturned the previous verdict.
   • The committee voted to overturn the ban.
   • The judge overturned the decision on appeal.

   المرادفاتannulcancelinvalidatenullifyoverrulerepealrescindreverserevokeset aside

   الأضدادaffirmratifysustainupholdvalidate

3. Overthrow a rulerB2formalpolitical

   To remove a government or leader from power, especially by force.

   إسقاط الحاكم

   • The rebels attempted to overturn the dictator.
   • The revolution overturned the monarchy.
   • The coup successfully overturned the ruling party.

   المرادفاتbring downdeposedethroneoustoverthrowtoppleunseat

4. Cancel officiallyB2formallegal

   To annul or invalidate something, such as a law or agreement.

   إلغاء رسمي

   • The new law overturned the previous regulations.
   • The contract was overturned by mutual agreement.
   • The policy was overturned after public outcry.

   المرادفاتabrogateannulinvalidatenullifyoverrulequashrepealrescindrevokevoid

   الأضدادconfirmratifyupholdvalidate

5. Change radicallyC1formalscientific

   To completely change the way something is done or thought about.

   قلب الأمور رأساً على عقب

   • The discovery overturned centuries of scientific belief.
   • Her research overturned the traditional understanding of the disease.
   • The new technology overturned the entire industry.

   المرادفاتoverthrowrevolutionizetransformupend