upending

• اسم يدل على فعل قلب الشيء رأسًا على عقب أو وضعه على طرفه، وغالبًا ما يتضمن تغييرًا جذريًا أو انقلابًا في النظام أو الأوضاع.

A noun referring to the act of turning something upside down or setting it on end, often implying a significant change or reversal.

1. Turning upside downC1formal

   The act of turning something so that its top becomes its bottom, or setting it on its end.

   قلب الشيء رأسًا على عقب

   • The upending of the boat caused all the cargo to spill into the water.
   • The magician's trick involved the upending of a table.
   • The upending of the vase was an accident during the party.

   المرادفاتcapsizinginversionupheavalupset

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على قلب الشيء بحيث يصبح أعلاه أسفله أو وضعه على طرفه؛ ويُستعمل مجازًا للدلالة على زعزعة وضع أو نظام أو إفساده.

A verb used to indicate the act of setting something on its end or turning it upside down; also used figuratively to mean to disrupt or overturn a situation.

1. Set or turn on endB2formal

   To set, turn, or stand something on its end.

   قلب على طرفه

   • He upended the crate to use it as a table.
   • The strong wind upended the garden chairs.
   • She upended the bottle to empty it completely.

   المرادفاتerectraiseset upstand up

   الأضدادlayplaceputsetstand

2. Become turned on endB2formal

   To become turned or set on end.

   انقلب على طرفه

   • The boat upended in the rough seas.
   • The box upended when the truck hit a bump.
   • The stack of papers upended and scattered across the floor.

   المرادفاتcapsizeoverturntip overturn overupset