Meaning & use
upending
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Turning something on its end or upside down, or drastically disrupting it (present participle of upend).
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The scandal came close to upending the entire campaign.
He was upending boxes, searching for his missing keys.
A note on using this word
Often used figuratively to describe a sudden, disruptive change, as in "upending an industry."
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Words with an opposite meaning
stabilizing
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