Also means
overturned
Usage Note
Capovolto literally means turned upside down or inverted (il bicchiere è capovolto — 'the glass is upside down'). Figuratively it describes a completely reversed situation: la situazione si è capovolta ('the situation has turned completely around'). The verb is capovolgere, and capovolto is its past participle used as adjective.
Examples
"Il mondo sembra capovolto ultimamente."
Natural Translation
The world seems upside down lately.
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