inverse

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun something inverted in sequence or character or effect
  2. adjective reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
  3. adjective opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity

Etymology

Recorded since 1440, from Latin inversus, the past participle of invertere (“to invert”), itself from in- (“against, in”) + vertere (“to turn”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

opposite

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