au contraire

Adverb

Meaning

au contraire (not comparable)

(usually humorous, emphatic) on the contrary

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

on the contrary

Examples

Au contraire, after the spate of recent attacks, security experts and policymakers worry that this could be the beginning of a new wave of Islamist terrorism in Europe. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

au -fait au atomic number au chemical element au courant au courant with au element