wider-

See also: wider

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wider-, from Old High German widar-, from Proto-West Germanic *wiþra-, equivalent to German wider and wieder. Doublet of wieder-. Cognate with Dutch weer-, English wither-.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: wi‧der-
• IPA^(key): /ˈviːdɐ/, [ˈviːdɐ]
• Homophone: wieder-

Prefix

wider-

1. against, contrary to, contra-

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with wider-

Widerchrist

widerfahren

widergesetzlich

widerhallen

Widerklage

widerlegen

widernatürlich

widerrechtlich

widerreden

Widerrist

widerrufen

Widerschein

Widersinn

widersinnig

Widerspiel

widersprechen

Widerspruch

Widerstand

widerstehen

widerstreben

Wiedertaufe

widerwillig

Widerwort

See also

• wieder-
• gegen-