Contrary in Malayalam
വിപരീതം (vipareetham) names the contrary, whatever runs opposite to what was expected. Before a noun the stem form വിപരീത (vipareetha) does the same work, as in a contrary or unfavourable result. Sanskritic in origin, the word is nonetheless ordinary in news reports and in speech.
Sth. unfavourable, hostile contrary or opposite.
അവൻ പറഞ്ഞതിന് വിപരീതമായി പ്രവർത്തിച്ചു.
avan paranjathinu vipareethamaayi pravarthichu.
He acted contrary to what he said.
All Malayalam words for “contrary”
- വിപരീതം (vipareetham) — Sth. unfavourable, hostile contrary or opposite.
- വൈരുദ്ധ്യം (vairuddhyam) — Contradiction, the contrary, state of being opposite, discordance, disharmony.
- വിപരീത (vipareetha) — Opposite, unfavourable, hostile, contrary.
- പ്രതിലോമ (prathiloma) — Contrary to natural order, retrograde, opposing progress.
വിപരീതം (vipareetham) and വിപരീത (vipareetha) are the noun and the modifier form of one word, while വൈരുദ്ധ്യം (vairuddhyam) is a contradiction between two statements or positions. പ്രതിലോമ (prathiloma) means contrary to the natural order and carries a disapproving, backward-looking sense.
Common questions
How do you say contrary in Malayalam?
വിപരീതം (vipareetham) is the contrary or the opposite of something.
Which word means a contradiction?
വൈരുദ്ധ്യം (vairuddhyam), used when two things clash or do not agree.