Inside out or upside down; a state where clothing or an object is turned with the inner side outward or inverted.
出かける前にシャツが裏返しだと気づいた。
I noticed my shirt was inside out before going out.
赤ちゃんの靴下が裏返しになっていた。
The baby's socks were on inside out.
カードを裏返しにしておいたので誰が何を持っているか見えない。
I left the cards face down (upside down) so you can't see who has what.
The flip side, opposite, or reverse of something; the contrary aspect or reversed condition.
彼の怒りは一見冷静さの裏返しだった。
His anger was, in a way, the reverse of his apparent calm.
事情の裏返しにある原因を探る必要がある。
We need to investigate the underlying causes that are the flip side of the situation.
箱を裏返しにして、中に何か入っているか確かめた。
I turned the box over to check if there was anything inside.