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► 動詞
逆流  [ぎゃくりゅう]  [逆流する]    meaning:  opposite  rank: 3
☆ 胃液食道に逆流すると炎症こす ⇨ When digestive fluid reflux into the esophagus, it causes inflammation

► 名詞
  [ぎゃく]    meaning:  opposite  rank: 1
☆ を逆に走っていた ⇨ He was driving the road in an opposite, wrong, direction
☆ 逆は真実ではい ⇨ The opposite is not always true

反対  [はんたい]    meaning:  opposite  rank: 1
☆ 党内の反対派 ⇨ Those who oppose to the idea in the political party
☆ の反対は ⇨ The opposite of right is left

逆流  [ぎゃくりゅう]    meaning:  opposite  rank: 3
☆ 逆流性食道炎 ⇨ Reflux esophagitis
☆ 逆流防止弁 ⇨ Reverse-flow preventive valves. Check valves

反面  [はんめん]  [反面教師]    meaning:  opposite  rank: 3
☆ うちの父親は反面教師だった ⇨ My father was a “reverse teacher”. I learned what not to do, whom not to be like, by watching my father

► 形容動詞
逆様  [さかさま]    meaning:  opposite  rank: 1
☆ シャツ表裏逆様にていた ⇨ He was wearing shirts inside out

反対  [はんたい]    meaning:  opposite  rank: 1
☆ 事態予想とは反対の方向進んだ ⇨ The situation developed in the opposite direction of the forecast
☆ シャツ裏表反対にている ⇨ He is wearing his shirt inside out

あべこべ  [あべこべ]  [coll]    meaning:  opposite  rank: 2
☆ それはがあべこべだ ⇨ You got that story totally opposite, wrong, upside down

正反対  [(3)せいはんたい]    meaning:  opposite  rank: 2
☆ あの二双子なのに性格が正反対だ ⇨ Those two are twins but their personalities are direct, polar, opposite

裏腹  [うらはら]    meaning:  opposite  rank: 4
☆ 表面笑顔とは裏腹に内心怒狂っていた ⇨ He was raging inside on the contrary to the smiles on surface  (☛ Typically about having an opposite emotion inside from the surface)

真逆  [まぎゃく]  [coll]    meaning:  opposite  rank: 4
☆ あの二双子なのに性格が真逆だ ⇨ Those two are twins but their personalities are direct, polar, opposite  (☛ A newer term used mainly among youth)