Widdershins

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈwɪ.dÉ™.ʃɪnz/
• US IPA: /ˈwɪ.dÉš.ʃɪnz/

Alternative forms

• withershins

Origin

From Middle Low German weddersins, weddersinnes, from Middle High German widersinnes, from wider- ("wither-") + genitive of sin ("direction, way").

Full definition of widdershins

Adverb

1. (obsolete) The wrong way.
2. (dialectal) Anticlockwise, counter-clockwise.It is unlucky to walk widdershins around a church.

Antonyms

• (anticlockwise): clockwise, deasil