Widdershins
/ˈwɪ.dɚ.ʃɪnz/ adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Anticlockwise, counter-clockwise. not-comparable
"It is unlucky to walk widdershins around a church."
- 2 The wrong way. not-comparable, obsolete
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"It is unlucky to walk widdershins around a church."
Etymology
First use appears c. 1513, from Middle Low German weddersins (also wēder-, -sinnes), from wed(d)der- (“wither-, against, opposite”) + genitive of sin (“direction, way”).