to invert
to overturn
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→dian1fu4 • diānfù
to overturn
overturn, overturned, overturning, overturns, to subvert, subvert
This word is usually used in the more figurative sense of changing things entirely.
这 本 书 颠覆 了 我 的 想法。
This book overturned my way of thinking.
他 的 成功 颠覆 了 大家 的 预期。
His success overturned everyone's expectations.
这 个 发现 颠覆 了 旧 观念。
This discovery overturned old ideas.