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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.

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