Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underturn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-turn
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To turn upside down; subvert; upset.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English underturnen, equivalent to under- + turn.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

underturns (present, singular) underturning (participle, present) underturned (participle, past) underturned (past)

Questions

What does underturn mean?
To turn upside down; subvert; upset.
Where does underturn come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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