| reverse | n 1. the opposite, contrary (of st) kebalikan: he says one thing and does the ~, perbuatannya ialah kebalikan cakapnya; his remarks were the ~ of complimentary, tegurannya ialah kebalikan pujian; the statement was the ~ of the truth, kenyataan itu ialah kebalikan kebenaran; 2. the back, rear of st, a. (of fabric) bahagian dalam; b. (of coin, picture, etc) bahagian belakang: the ~ of the coin shows one of the small native animals, terdapat gambar salah satu binatang asli pd bahagian belakang syiling itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contrary | 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 |
| inverse | n kebalikan; (math) songsangan: condensation which is the ~ of evaporation, kondensasi ialah kebalikan penyejatan; the ~ case, kes sebaliknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| volte-face | n (fig.) kebalikan pendirian: a complete ~ on the part of the management, kebalikan pendirian pihak pengurusan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reversal | n 1. a complete turnaround, kebalikan: the Government seems to be moving towards a ~ of their previous policy, kerajaan nampaknya beralih ke arah kebalikan dasarnya sebelum ini; 2. transposition, keterbalikan, terbaliknya: a ~ of roles between men and women in today’s society, keterbalikan antara peranan lelaki dan wanita dlm masyarakat hari ini; 3. change for the worse, nasib malang: we met such ~s that we had to abandon the place, kami mengalami nasib malang dan terpaksa meninggalkan tempat itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| obverse | n 1. side of st bearing main design, bahagian /depan, hadapan/; 2. opposite, reverse, kebalikan: failure is the ~ of success, kebalikan kegagalan ialah kejayaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| converse 2 | n 1. opposite, lawannya: “long” is the ~ of “short”, “panjang” lawannya “pendek”; 2. (logic) kebalikan: “he’s intelligent but lazy” is the ~ of “he’s lazy but intelligent”, “dia cerdik tetapi malas” ialah kebalikan kpd “dia malas tetapi cerdik”. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| opposite | n (approp n) berlawanan; (of st) lawan: black and white are ~s, hitam dan putih adalah berlawanan or ialah warna yg berlawanan; high is the ~ of low, tinggi lawannya rendah; the ~, sebaliknya: he might have meant that, but said the ~, mungkin dia bermaksud utk berkata begitu, tetapi mengatakan sebaliknya; her husband is fat, my husband is just the ~, suaminya gemuk, suami saya sebaliknya; be the ~ of, kebalikan: she is the exact ~ of her mother, dia betul-betul kebalikan ibunya; say one thing and do the ~, lain yg dikatakan, lain yg dibuat: he says one thing and does the ~, lain yg dikatakannya, lain yg dibuatnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |