Definisi : n yg sebaliknya, kebalikan; (ref to words) lawannya, kebalikan: if I ask him to do st he will do the ~, jika saya menyuruh dia membuat sst dia akan melakukan yg sebaliknya; his opinion is quite the ~, dia berpandapat sebaliknya; the ~ of “hard is soft”, keras lawannya lembut; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : adj 1. opposed, opposite, bertentangan; (of words) berlawanan: ~ to the doctor’s advice, he went back to work the very next day, bertentangan dgn nasihat doktor, dia kembali bekerja keesokan harinya; the result is ~ to our expectation, keputusan itu berlawanan dgn harapan kami; his conduct is ~ to the rules of the school, tingkah lakunya bertentangan dgn peraturan sekolah; ~ opinions, pendapat yg bertentangan; “fast” and “slow” are ~ terms, “cepat” dan “lambat” ialah kata yg berlawanan; 2. (of wind) sakal; 3. obstinate, difficult, suka membantah; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : by contraries, contrary to expectation, sebaliknya: many things in our lives go by contraries, banyak perkara dlm hidup kita yg berlaku sebaliknya; on the ~, sebaliknya: he accused me of slacking, when, on the ~, I had been working hard, dia menuduh kerja saya telah merosot, sebaliknya saya bekerja kuat; to the ~, sebaliknya: I shall expect you tomorrow unless I hear to the ~, saya akan menunggu kedatangan kamu esok kecuali diberitahu sebaliknya. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)