widrig — meaning in English

English meaning

• adverse adj Unfavorable or harmful; working against someone's interests.
• contrary adjective Completely opposite in nature or direction.
• repugnant adj So offensive or distasteful that it causes strong disgust.

Senses

widrig is used for these senses in English:

• adverse Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.
• adverse (not comparable) Opposite; confronting.
• contrary Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
• repugnant (legal) Opposed or in conflict.

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.

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