Inversion

/ɪnˈvɜː.ʒən/ noun

The act of turning something upside down, reversing its order, or doing the opposite of the usual pattern.

From Latin *inversio* “a turning upside down,” from *invertere* “to turn upside down,” from *in-* “in, on” and *vertere* “to turn.” It originally described physical flipping and later abstract reversals.

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