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reversedturned backward in position, direction, or order; opposite to what is usual

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: turned backward in position, direction, or order; opposite to what is usual

Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈvɜːrst/

Korean meaning: 뒤바뀐, 역순의, 정반대의

Korean pronunciation: 리**버**스트

Example Sentences

  • In the reversed world, cats walked dogs and fish flew in the sky.
  • The vampire's reflection appeared reversed in the magic mirror, confusing even himself.
  • The student reversed his sleeping schedule and now attends lectures at night.

reversed

ADJECTIVE

//rɪˈvɜːrst//

turned backward in position, direction, or order; opposite to what is usual

reversed concept
💡 Concept

He reversed the car carefully into the narrow parking space.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rɪˈvɜːrst/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈvɜːst/

🌳Etymology

Prefixre--
Rootvers
Suffix--ed

Origin

라틴어 'reversus'에서 유래되었으며, 're-(다시)'와 'vertere(돌리다)'가 결합된 형태입니다. 마치 시계바늘을 거꾸로 돌리는 것처럼 방향을 바꾼다는 의미에서 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

rehearsednursedcurseddispersed
rehearsed
nursed
cursed
dispersed

🔗Collocations

reversed order
reversed decision
reversed polarity
reversed image
reversed direction
reversed roles

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

In the reversed world, cats walked dogs and fish flew in the sky.

😄 Fun example

The vampire's reflection appeared reversed in the magic mirror, confusing even himself.

😄 Fun example

The student reversed his sleeping schedule and now attends lectures at night.

The Supreme Court reversed the lower court's ruling on environmental protection.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

invertedbackwardoppositecontraryoverturned

Antonyms

normalforwardupright

Related

reverseinvertoverturnfliptranspose

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