contrario — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abhorrent adj Causing intense disgust or hatred; utterly repugnant.
- adverse adj Unfavorable or harmful; working against someone's interests.
- against prep In opposition to; contrary to.
- contradictory adjective Saying or implying the opposite of something else, so both can't be true.
- contrary adjective Completely opposite in nature or direction.
- opposite adjective Located directly across from something, or facing the other direction.
- reverse adj Opposite in position, direction, or order.
- wayward adj Stubbornly doing things one's own way, ignoring rules or expectations.
Senses
contrario is used for these senses in English:
- abhorrent Contrary to something; discordant. [Mid 17th century.]
- 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.
- antonym (semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.
- contradictory That is itself a contradiction.
- contrary Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
- reverse The opposite of something. [from 14th c.]
- wayward Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray.