Meaning & use
inversion
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The act of turning something upside down, inside out, or reversing its normal order or position.
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The poem uses word inversion, placing the verb before the subject for emphasis.
A temperature inversion trapped smog close to the city for days.
A note on using this word
Inversion has specific technical meanings in grammar (reversed word order), meteorology (a layer of warm air above cool air), and music (rearranged chord notes).
Words with a similar meaning
reversal
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