overturn
pronunciation
How to pronounce overturn in British English:
UK [ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn]
How to pronounce overturn in American English:
US [ˌoʊvərˈtɜːrn]
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- Noun:
- the act of upsetting something
- an improbable and unexpected victory
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- Verb:
- turn from an upright or normal position
- cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
- rule against
- cause the downfall of; of rulers
- annul by recalling or rescinding
- change radically
Word Origin
- overturn (v.)
- early 13c., of a wheel, "to rotate, roll over," from over- + turn (v.). Attested from c. 1300 in general transitive sense "to throw over violently;" figurative meaning "to ruin, destroy" is from late 14c. Of judicial decisions, "to reverse," it is attested from 1826. Related: Overturned; overturning.
Example
- 1. Might they torch stores and overturn cars ?
- 2. New research from san francisco state universityclaims to overturn this notion .
- 3. Thatcher sought to overturn all that , and did .
- 4. Italian prosecutors have filed papers to overturn the ruling that freed her .
- 5. This week the supreme court was reviewing a case that may overturn that law .