Also means
to distort
Usage Note
Stravolgere is an irregular verb (like volgere); its past participle is stravolto. It conveys radical upheaval — stravolgere i piani (to completely overturn the plans), stravolto dalla fatica (exhausted, literally 'distorted by fatigue'). The prefix stra- intensifies volgere (to turn). It takes avere as its auxiliary.
Examples
"La notizia ha stravolto tutti i suoi piani."
Natural Translation
The news completely overturned all his plans.
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