あべこべ
Meanings
contrary, opposite, inverse, reverse, back-to-front
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Example sentences
What he says and what he does are completely contrary.
I ended up putting my shoes on the wrong feet.
Even though I was walking while looking at the map, I was heading in the opposite direction.
A parent being scolded by their child is a completely back-to-front situation.
She was so nervous that the order of her greetings became reversed, and she blushed when her superior pointed it out.
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