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widdershins

wid·der·shins [ wíddər shìnz ] or with·er·shins [ wíər shìnz ]


adverb  Scotland 
Definition:
 
1. counterclockwise: counterclockwise or in a direction opposite to that of the apparent movement of the Sun

2. in wrong direction: in the direction that is contrary to the natural course

[Early 16th century. Alteration of Middle Low German weddersinnes< Middle High German widersinnes< wider "against, opposite" + sin "sense, direction"]
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