Meaning & use
Upends
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Turns something on its end or upside down, or drastically disrupts an existing situation.
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A single mistake upends months of careful planning.
He upends the box, spilling every last piece onto the floor.
A note on using this word
Third-person singular present form of "upend," combining "up" with "end" to literally mean standing something on its end.
Words with a similar meaning
overturnstopplesdisrupts
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Words with an opposite meaning
stabilizes
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