overturned

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of overturn.
  overturn

  verb (used with object)

  to cause (something) to turn onto its side, face, or back; upset.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of overturn.
  overturn

  verb (used with object)

  to cause (something) to turn onto its side, face, or back; upset.

Example Sentences

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overturned

Q: How did you feel when you learned that a machine may have overturned this hypothesis?

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

There’s established law there, and trial courts have, on the whole, held, and when they haven’t, they’ve been admonished or overturned on appeal.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

Scotland's courts overturned the approval following a challenge from environmental campaigners.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Britain’s Serious Fraud Office declined to contest their appeal, after its earlier case against two other bankers on similar charges was overturned on appeal for the same reason.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

And the sky like an overturned bowl of rose gold above them.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

Related Words

• reversed
• upturned