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inversionist

inversionist noun: one who inverts something.

Noun

inversionist (plural inversionists)

  1. One who inverts something.
    • But first let us note that the theme of inversion, which is central in Runeberg's poem, is a typical Romantic feature. The Romantics were great inversionists. They inverted any number of dualistic antithetical opposites […]1998, Ralf Norrman, Wholeness Restored, page 91
  2. (obsolete) A proponent of the sexual inversion theory of homosexuality.
    • As Freud elaborates his idea of an Oedipus complex and adapts to it his experiences of homosexuality, the congenital claims of Havelock Ellis and the inversionists are largely replaced by a developmental model.2004, Alan Sinfield, On Sexuality and Power, page 12

Forms of inversionist

pluralinversionists

Origin of inversionist

From inversion + -ist.

Questions about inversionist

What does inversionist mean?
Inversionist means one who inverts something.
What part of speech is inversionist?
Inversionist is a noun.
What is the plural of inversionist?
The plural of inversionist is inversionists.

Words near inversionist in the dictionary

  1. inversion table
  2. inversion tables
  3. inversion therapy
  4. inversional
  5. inversionism
  6. inversionist
  7. inversionists
  8. inversionless
  9. inversions
  10. inversive
  11. inversive geometries

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