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Definitions for upending
up·end·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
inversion, upendingnoun
turning upside down; setting on end
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upending
Upending generally refers to setting, turning, or changing something so that it is on its end or upside down. It can also mean causing a drastic or radical change in a situation, or disrupting the stability or continuity of a system, plan, or order.
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ending up
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of upending in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of upending in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of upending in a Sentence
My entire life … the cultural story has always been about our youth. And it’s always been about us as this sort of young disruptive generation that was too spoiled, that had arrested development, that was upending family life, retirement, housing, employment, we’ve grown up seeing ourselves that way, as the young upstarts, as the disruptors, as the people around whom culture, and especially youth culture, are shaped. Of course we’re going to feel fed up about the fact that we’re now middle aged.
While some people might have concerns about the sharing economy upending old ways of doing business, the best way to address those concerns is by engaging with these companies, not pretending they do not exist.
As we are seeing with the coronavirus today, disease can profoundly impact a community—upending routines and rattling nerves as it spreads from person to person. But the effects of epidemics extend beyond the moments in which they occur.
This is clearly a new day. We are witnessing a revolution in how Democrats are considering and prioritizing judicial nominees, led by President President Biden and embodied by chief of staff Ron Klain, they are upending the model of lawyers that Democratic presidents will consider for Senate Judiciary. Prosecutors and corporate lawyers are out ; civil rights lawyers, public defenders and labor lawyers are in.
We are devastated that the Supreme Court has refused to block a law that blatantly violates Roe v. Wade. Right now, people seeking abortion across Texas are panicking — they have no idea where or when they will be able to get an abortion, if ever. Texas politicians have succeeded for the moment in making a mockery of the rule of law, upending abortion care in Texas, and forcing patients to leave the state — if they have the means — to get constitutionally protected healthcare. This should send chills down the spine of everyone in this country who cares about the constitution.
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- الإنقلابArabic
- opadgåendeDanish
- hacia arribaSpanish
- upendingHindi
- upendingIndonesian
- upendingLatin
- ascendentePortuguese
- tiêu xàiVietnamese
- 冒犯Chinese
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