widdershins

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) Anticlockwise, counter-clockwise.
2. (not-comparable, obsolete) The wrong way.

Opposite of

clockwise, sunwise, deiseal

Synonyms

withershins

anticlockwise

counterclockwise

contraclockwise

moonwise

Translations

en el sentit contrari de les agulles del rellotge

gegen

Gegenuhrzeigersinn

dans le sens contraire des aiguilles d’une montre

dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre

linksom

tegen

tegen de klok in

tegenwijzerzin

no sentido anti-horário

contra reloj

batıdan doğuya

soldan sağa

ters yöne

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɪ.də.ʃɪnz/

Etymology

First use appears c. 1513, from Middle Low German weddersins (also wēder-, -sinnes), from wed(d)der- (“wither-, against, opposite”) + genitive of sin (“direction, way”).