Inversed

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The process of changing the arrangement or direction to its opposite
2. a situation where the usual order is altered or reversed
3. Having the typical arrangement flipped to the opposite sequence

Etymology: "Inversed" is the past tense and past participle of "inverse," a verb that goes back to a Latin past participle. The root is "inversus," the past participle of "invertere," meaning "to invert," built from "in-" (here meaning "against" or "in") and "vertere," "to turn." So the core idea is turning something around or against its normal direction. English has recorded "inverse" since 1440, and the word has always carried that sense of reversing an order or arrangement. Its close relative "invert," from the same Latin verb, took the same turning-over idea into many technical and everyday uses. Note that "inversed" is the less common form. Many dictionaries and style guides prefer "inverted" as the past tense of the verb "invert," while "inversed" is accepted as a variant when used with "inverse."

Synonyms: reversed, turned

Antonyms: normal, ordered