topsy-turvy
[adjective]
Synonyms: confused, chaotic, disorderly, disorganized, inside-out, jumbled, messy, mixed-up, upside-down

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Related Words: cockeyed, disarranged, disjointed, disordered, unhinged

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

top‧sy-tur‧vy /ˌtɒpsi ˈtɜːvi◂ $ ˌtɑːpsi ˈtɜːrvi◂/ adjective informal
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from top + terve 'to turn upside down' (14-16 centuries)]
in a state of complete disorder or confusion:
He left his room all topsy-turvy.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

topsy-turvy
1.
if a situation is topsy-turvy, it is confused and not well organized because things happen in the wrong order or people believe things are important when they are not.
The government's topsy-turvy priorities mean that spending on education remains low.

We're living in topsy-turvy times.

2.
if a room or a place is topsy-turvy, it is very untidy.
He went out leaving the house all topsy-turvy.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

topsy-turvy
to be upside down, to be in disarray
My apartment was topsy-turvy so I stayed home to clean it up.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲