English-Thai Dictionary

topsy-turvy

ADV ยุ่ง วุ่นวาย  ยุ่งเหยิง  yung-wun-wai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TOPSY-TURVY

adv. In an inverted posture; with the top or head downwards; as, to turn a carriage topsy-turvy.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TOPSY-TURVY

Top "sy- *tur "vy, adv. Etym: [Earlier topside-turvey, topsy-tervy;probably for top so turvy; that is, the top as turvy, as it were turvy; where turvy probably means, overturned, fr. AS. torfian to throw. ]

 

Defn: In an inverted posture; with the top or head downward; upside down; as, to turn a carriage topsy-turvy.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

topsy-turvy

top sy-tur vy |ˌtäpsē ˈtərvē ˈˌtɑpsi ˈtərvi | ▶adjective upside down: the fairground ride turned riders topsy-turvy. • in a state of confusion: the topsy-turvy months of the invasion. ▶noun [ in sing. ] a state of utter confusion. DERIVATIVES top sy-tur vi ly |ˈtərvəlē |adverb, top sy-tur vi ness noun ORIGIN early 16th cent.: a jingle apparently based on top 1 and obsolete terve ‘overturn. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

topsy-turvy

topsy-turvy |ˌtɒpsɪˈtəːvi | ▶adjective & adverb upside down: [ as adv. ] : the fairground ride turned riders topsy-turvy. • in a state of confusion: [ as adj. ] : the topsy-turvy months of the invasion. ▶noun [ in sing. ] a state of utter confusion. DERIVATIVES topsy-turvily adverb, topsy-turviness noun ORIGIN early 16th cent.: a jingle apparently based on top 1 and obsolete terve ‘overturn ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

topsy-turvy

topsy-turvy adjective 1 a topsy-turvy flag: upside down, wrong side up, inverted, reversed, upset; informal bass-ackward, ass-backward. ANTONYMS right side up. 2 everything in the apartment was topsy-turvy: in disarray, in a mess, in a muddle, in disorder, disordered, jumbled, in chaos, chaotic, disorganized, awry, upside down, at sixes and sevens; informal every which way, higgledy-piggledy. ANTONYMS neat, ordered.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

topsy-turvy

topsy-turvy adverb & adjective 1 a topsy-turvy flag: upside down, wrong side up, head over heels, inverted, reversed, upset, backwards, vice versa. ANTONYMS right way up. 2 my emotions are all topsy-turvy: in disorder, disordered, disorderly, in confusion, confused, mixed up, in a muddle, muddled, in a jumble, jumbled, in chaos, chaotic, disorganized, messy, untidy, in disarray, in a mess, awry, askew, upside down, upset, disrupted, at sixes and sevens; informal higgledy-piggledy, every which way. ANTONYMS ordered, neat.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

topsy-turvy

top sy-tur vy /tɑ̀psitə́ː r vi |tɔ̀p -/副詞 形容詞 ｟くだけて ｠1 めちゃくちゃに [の ], 混乱して [した ].2 逆さまに [の ], あべこべに [の ].名詞 U 1 めちゃくちゃ, 混乱 .2 逆さま, あべこべ .～dom /-dəm /名詞 U めちゃくちゃ状態 .