Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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inversion | Yes | No | No | No |
upset | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
inversion (noun) | upset (noun) |
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turning upside down; setting on end | an improbable and unexpected victory |
the act of turning inside out | the act of disturbing the mind or body |
a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex | the act of upsetting something |
the reversal of the normal order of words | a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging |
(counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa | an unhappy and worried mental state |
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed | a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning |
the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer | |
a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa | |
abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth) |
inversion (adjective) | upset (adjective) |
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thrown into a state of disarray or confusion | |
mildly physically distressed | |
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief | |
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom | |
used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win |
inversion (verb) | upset (verb) |
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disturb the balance or stability of | |
defeat suddenly and unexpectedly | |
form metals with a swage | |
move deeply | |
cause to lose one's composure | |
cause to overturn from an upright or normal position |