в безпорядък adv (not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically)
с главата надолу adv (backwards or upside down)
безпорядък noun (situation where the natural order of things has been upset)

Danish

2 entries

kaotisk adj (chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly)
på hovedet adj (backwards or upside down)

Dutch

4 entries

achterstevoren adj (backwards or upside down)
chaotisch adj (chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly)
ondersteboven adj (backwards or upside down)
wanordelijk adj (chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly)

Finnish

4 entries

nurinkurinen adj (backwards or upside down)
sekava adj (chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly)
sotkuinen adj (chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly)
takaperoinen adj (backwards or upside down)

French

3 entries

sens dessus dessous adj (backwards or upside down)
sens dessus dessous adj (chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly)
à l'envers adj (backwards or upside down)

Galician

1 entries

ao revés adj (backwards or upside down)

German

4 entries

auf den Kopf gestellt adj (backwards or upside down)
chaotisch adj (chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly)
kopfstehend adj (backwards or upside down)
unordentlich adj (chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly)

Greek

3 entries

άνω κάτω adv (not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically)
άρτζι μπούρτζι και λουλάς adv (not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically)
φύρδην μίγδην adv (not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

tèt anba adj (backwards or upside down)

Italian

4 entries

sottosopra adj (backwards or upside down)
sottosopra adj (chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly)
bilo-balo adv (backwards or upside down)
sotto-sopra adv (backwards or upside down)

Māori

3 entries

kaumingomingo adj (chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly)
kōhangaweka adj (chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly)
tīraurau adj (chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

omkalfatret adj (backwards or upside down)

Portuguese

1 entries

de ponta-cabeça adv (backwards or upside down)

Russian

3 entries

вверх дно́м adv (backwards or upside down)
кувырко́м adv (not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically)
ши́ворот-навы́ворот adv (not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically)

Scots

2 entries

tapsalteerie adj (backwards or upside down)
tapsalteerie adv (backwards or upside down)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

rù-rà adj (chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly)
turrach-air-tharrach adj (backwards or upside down)
bun-os-cionn adv (backwards or upside down)

Slovak

3 entries

domotaný adj (chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly)
hore nohami adj (backwards or upside down)
naopak adj (backwards or upside down)

Spanish

4 entries

al revés adj (backwards or upside down)
caotico adj (chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly)
desordenado adj (chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly)
caótico adv (not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically)

Tamil

1 entries

மேலும் கீழும் adj (backwards or upside down)

Turkish

1 entries

altüst adv (backwards or upside down)

Sample sentences

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The office has been topsy-turvy since the merger upset everything.

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Alice will tell you that in Wonderland everything is topsy-turvy.

Source: tatoeba (696938)

Everything is topsy-turvy.

Source: tatoeba (11778047)

Thou toyl'ſt in perrill, and the vvindie ſtorme, / Doth topſide-turuey toſſe thee as thou floteſt.

Source: wiktionary

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