くつがえす
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to overturn; to capsize; to upset
A gust of wind capsized the boat.
2. to overthrow (government etc.)
The government was overthrown in a revolution.
3. to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.); to overrule
This is an undeniable fact.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to defy conventional wisdom
to overrule a decision
Examples (15 in total)
Even if one tries to deny it, the facts cannot be overturned.
The government was overthrown in a revolution.
A gust of wind capsized the boat.
The people overthrew the monarchy.
A big wave overturned the small boat.
The military tried to overthrow the government.
This is an undeniable fact.
But that idea was soon overturned.
Alice's overwhelming superiority was easily overturned.
Defying the spectators' expectations, they claimed victory.
What's more, it was a brilliant victory that overturned an overwhelming disadvantage.
But even so, the elder brother overturned the king's intention.
With each inspection, I hoped that the results up to that point would be overturned.
She changed her mind again, which made us all angry.
And so, without our being able to turn the situation around, election day finally arrived.