topsy-turviness

== English == === Etymology === From topsy-turvy +‎ -ness. === Noun === topsy-turviness (uncountable) The condition or state of being topsy-turvy; disorderly or muddled. Synonyms: chaos, disorganization, muddle; see also Thesaurus:disorder 1847, Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, The Comic History of England, London: Punch, Volume I, Book 4, Chapter 4, page 278:[1] Poor Margaret’s state of mind may have accounted for the tremendous topsy-turviness—to use a familiar expression—of her sentences. ==== Alternative forms ==== topsyturviness topsy-turvyness