upside down

• Adverb oder Adjektiv, das beschreibt, dass etwas so umgedreht ist, dass die Oberseite unten ist, oder dass sich etwas in einem Zustand der Unordnung oder des Chaos befindet.

An adverb or adjective describing something that is turned so that the top is at the bottom, or a situation that is in a state of disorder or confusion.

1. Inverted positionA2formal

   Turned so that the top is at the bottom and the bottom is at the top.

   Kopfüber

   • The picture was hanging upside down on the wall.
   • He stood on his hands and held himself upside down.
   • The car flipped over and landed upside down in the ditch.

2. In a state of disorderB1informal

   In a confused, chaotic, or disorganized state.

   Kopf stehen

   • The burglars turned the whole house upside down looking for valuables.
   • My schedule has been turned upside down since the new project started.
   • The news turned her world upside down.