rebours

French

Etymology

From Late Latin reburrus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁə.buʁ/

Adjective

rebours (feminine singular rebourse, masculine plural rebours, feminine plural rebourses)

(archaic) churlish, disagreeable

Noun

rebours m (plural rebours)

(archaic except in set phrases) opposite, reverse

Derived terms

à rebours

Further reading

“rebours” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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