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German
Etymology
gegen + läufig
Pronunciation
Adjective
gegenläufig (strong nominative masculine singular gegenläufiger, comparative gegenläufiger, superlative am gegenläufigsten)
- (not comparable) opposite, reverse, contrarotating (moving in the opposite spatial direction)
- Synonym: entgegengesetzt
- (comparable, figurative) opposite, contrary (moving in the opposed conceptual or ideological direction)
- Synonyms: entgegengesetzt, konträr
- ein gegenläufiger Trend ― a trend in the opposite direction
Declension
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