upending
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5.5
- noun
- /ʌˈpɛndɪŋ/
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inversión
- The upending of myths, the tremendous reversals, and the creation of new myths to enable people to become complacent again!
This, this very case is presenting a major upending of the American constitutional order.
- This, this very case is presenting a major upending of the American constitutional order.
- That looking that, that, that upending some of these intuitions is actually, for lack of a better word, kind of similar to a, a spiritual experience.
Examples
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This, this very case is presenting a major upending of the American constitutional order.
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This, this very case is presenting a major upending of the American constitutional order.
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The spar also must be in a protected area for final upending and installation of the wind turbine.
Academic text (2010) -
There is no way to get rid of the lobby short of a cataclysmic upending of the status quo.
Blog text (20) -
Add to that the Arab Spring's upending of the old regional order and the bloody mess that has become of Syria; it seemed that the issue of Palestine had fallen off the table.
Blog text (33) -
The unmoored bust of Lenin swinging over the landscape of East Berlin is the most powerful visual metaphor of the upending of a community and way of life.
Academic text (2010) -
The sudden upending of the vase caused water to spill all over the table.
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The upending of the traditional rules allowed for a more open discussion among the attendees.
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We witnessed the upending of the old policies during the reform process, leading to significant changes in the city.
Synonyms
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6.3
An act of turning something upside down or inside out
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5.4
An event when something falls and ends up upside down
An event when something is turned over and falls, like a cart or boat
Antonyms
How Inverted
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Morphology
Etymology
The word upending comes from the simple parts up and end, so it literally means to put the 'end' up. That's why upending means turning something over or setting it on its end.