contresens

French

Etymology

From contre- +‎ sens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tʁə.sɑ̃s/

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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Noun

contresens m (invariable)

1. backward interpretation
2. misinterpretation or mistranslation

Derived terms

• à contresens (the wrong way round, back to front)

Descendants

• → Romanian: contrasens

Further reading

• “contresens”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• consternes, consternés