topsy-turvy
adjective/ˌtɒpsi ˈtɜːvi/
/ˌtɑːpsi ˈtɜːrvi/
(informal)- in a state in which nothing is certain and everything is very confused
- Everything's topsy-turvy in my life at the moment.
- Her books take you into a topsy-turvy world where you can be sure of nothing.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTopsy-turvy is used with these nouns:- world
Word Originearly 16th cent.: a jingle apparently based on top and obsolete terve ‘overturn’.Want to learn more?
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