Part of Speech
adverb
Definition
in a direction contrary to the sun's course, considered as unlucky; counterclockwise
Origin + Etymology
from Middle Low German weddersins, from Middle High German widersinnes, from wider ‘against’ + sin ‘direction’; the second element was associated with Scots sin ‘sun’
Synonyms
- anticlockwise
- counterclockwise
- left-handed
- retrograde
- reversely
Antonyms
- clockwise
Example
She didn't waken as her dad scooped her up in his arms, carried her down the staircase, then turned fully widdershins so that he was facing North.
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