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overturn

overturn

2 4.4
An event when something becomes upside down or on its side
  • noun
  • /ˌoʊvərˈtɜrn/
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  • In any case, the state Supreme Court has been petitioned by several groups and individuals asking for the overturn of Prop 8.

Examples

  • Is there any evidence that a similar overturn could occur on the Earth?

    Academic text (1995)
  • The beginning of the year saw an early overturn of leadership as two knights with the same first name ended their time in leadership.

    Academic text (2018)
  • That does not imply an overturn of the current supply picture for oil and gas.

    Academic text (1991)
  • "The larger coalition wins most of the time, but occasionally there is a brief, surprise overturn."

    Blog text (16)
  • This should lead to an overturn of that horribly wrong verdict.

    Blog text (25)
  • Neither of these has led to an overturn of Roe v. Wade.

    Blog text (17)
  • Roughly half of tractor-related deaths result from overturns.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The committee's decision led to a significant overturn in the leadership of the organization.

  • The unexpected overturn at the conference surprised many attendees and changed the course of the discussion.

  • After months of debate, the city finally experienced an overturn in the policy regarding public transportation.

Synonyms

upset
vsoverturn
3 3.9

An event that makes things fall over or get mixed up

focuses on physical flipping or the state of lying upside down
turnover
vsoverturn
1 5.4

An event when something falls and ends up upside down

is broader, covering causing or being disturbed not only lying upside down

Antonyms

363 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

35 6.8

A state of balance between opposite forces

How Disturbed

to overthrow
127 5.1
overturn
2 4.4
to disrupt
269 4.4
to upset
57 3.0
to unsettle
7 4.9

Surface Forms

overturn singular
overturns plural

Etymology

Overturn as a noun uses the same parts over- ('over') and turn ('to flip'), meaning the act of turning something over; an overturn is simply the event when something is flipped or upset.