inversion

Example Sentences

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Here, it is a man whose labor disappears behind a woman’s byline, a sly inversion of the far more familiar historical pattern.

From Salon

For some hardcore boxing fans, that inversion is part of the problem.

From BBC

That is a ruse, a malicious inversion of reality.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Nursey album also points to remarkable inversions of gender dynamics.

From BBC

The study also documented frequent inversions, where hatchlings flipped onto their backs while trying to scale the seaweed.

From Science Daily