overturn

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/noun

The act of flipping something over so it is upside down.

Example sentence

“The sudden overturn of the canoe left us both soaked.”

Courts overturn verdicts and rulings; that legal sense is the one you meet most often in the news.

Related words

overwhelmTo sweep over and completely cover or bury something, as a flood does.overtimeTime spent working beyond one's normal scheduled hours.pacifyTo make a person, place, or situation calm and peaceful again after conflict or upset.overtDone openly, without any attempt to hide it.painfulMaking you feel pain, whether in the body or in the mind.overstateTo describe something as bigger or more important than it really is.