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Definition of Topsy-turvydom
1. Noun. A state of extreme confusion and disorder.
Exact synonyms: Bedlam, Chaos, Pandemonium, Topsy-turvyness
Generic synonyms: Confusion
Specialized synonyms: Balagan
Derivative terms: Chaotic, Topsy-turvy
Generic synonyms: Confusion
Specialized synonyms: Balagan
Derivative terms: Chaotic, Topsy-turvy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Topsy-turvydom
Literary usage of Topsy-turvydom
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Japan Today by James Augustin Brown Scherer (1904)
"IX JAPANESE TRAITS <J Topsy-Turvydom—Negative Traits: The Contempt for Time, the
Absence of Nerves, Want of Sympathy, and Lack of Confidence—Positive ..."
2. Things Chinese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with China by James Dyer Ball (1900)
"topsy-turvydom.—It is the unexpected that one must expect, especially in this
land of topsy-turvydom. The Chinese are not only at our antipodes with regard ..."
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