Gegenteil

Meaning

opposite (contrary thing)

Frequency

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡeːɡn̩taɪ̯l/

Etymology

From gegen- + Teil.

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Sentences

Später erwies sich das Gegenteil .

Later, the opposite turned out to be true.

In seiner Schusseligkeit bewirkte der Magier
🧙

das Gegenteil von dem , was er
👨

wollte .

In his flirtatiousness, the magician did the opposite of what he wanted.

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