inversion
noun [C or U] /ɪnˈvɜː.ʒən/
/-ˈvɝː-/ Definition
› a situation in which something is changed so that it is the opposite of what it was before, or in which something is turned upside down: Her account of the case was an inversion of the facts (= it said the opposite of what really happened).Opposites
(Definition of inversion noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- antithesis noun
- anything but idiom
- be like chalk and cheese idiom
- contrary noun
- countervailing adjective
- dichotomy noun
- extreme noun
- flip side noun
- go into reverse idiom
- inverse noun
- non- prefix
- opposed adjective (DIFFERENT)
- opposite adjective (DIFFERENT)
- opposite noun
- or otherwise idiom
- polar adjective (OPPOSITE)
- polarity noun (OPPOSITE)
- poles apart idiom
- reverse noun
- vice versa adverb
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