inverse
adjective /ˌɪnˈvɜːs/
/ˌɪnˈvɜːrs/
- [only before noun] opposite in amount or position to something else
- A person's wealth is often in inverse proportion to their happiness (= the more money they have, the less happy they are).
- There is often an inverse relationship between the power of the tool and how easy it is to use.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryInverse is used with these nouns:- correlation
- proportion
- relationship
- …
- the inversenoun [singular] (specialist) the exact opposite of something
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin inversus, past participle of invertere literally ‘turn inside out’, from in- ‘into’ + vertere ‘to turn’.