Gegenteil — meaning in English

English meaning

• contrary adjective Completely opposite in nature or direction.
• converse verb To talk with someone; to have a conversation.
• opposite adjective Located directly across from something, or facing the other direction.
• reverse adj Opposite in position, direction, or order.

Senses

Gegenteil is used for these senses in English:

• contrary The opposite.
• converse The opposite or reverse.
• converse (logic) Of a proposition or theorem consisting of a statement of the form "If A is true, then B is true", the statement "If B is true, then A is true" which need not be equivalent to the first one.
• reverse The opposite of something. [from 14th c.]

contrary — full definition

1. adjective Completely opposite in nature or direction.
2. adjective Stubbornly inclined to disagree or do the opposite of what's expected.
3. noun The opposite of something already stated.

converse — full definition

1. verb To talk with someone; to have a conversation.
2. adj Reversed in order or relationship; opposite.
3. noun The opposite or reverse of something, especially a statement or idea.

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