Topsy-turviness

Quick meaning: Topsy-turviness is a noun meaning The condition or state of being topsy-turvy; disorderly or muddled.

Meaning

The condition or state of being topsy-turvy; disorderly or muddled.

Example Sentences

Poor Margaret’s state of mind may have accounted for the tremendous topsy-turviness—to use a familiar expression—of her sentences.

This discovery gave the world a strange new topsy-turvyness, and set Millner's theories spinning about his brain like the cabin furniture of a tossing ship.

“It’s the curse,” he said, referencing Beria, for whose sins Dynamo, many say, has yet to atone. But the club’s predicament owes more to the topsy-turviness of Russian soccer than to some historic hoodoo.

The ward master comes to the door of each room that is to be thinned, reads off a list of names, bids their owners look sharp and be ready when called for; and, as he vanishes, the rooms fall into an indescribable state of topsy-turvyness, as the boys begin to black their boots, brighten spurs, if they have them, overhaul knapsacks, make presents; […]

Word Forms

• topsyturviness
• topsy-turvyness

Synonyms for topsy-turviness

Depending on context, synonyms include chaos, disorganization, muddle, bedlam, confusion, disarray.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include topsy-turvification, topsy-turvy, messed-upness, discombobulation, tortuousity, muddledom.

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