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widdershins

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wid·der·shins

/ˈwidərˌSHinz/

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adverb

SCOTTISH

adverb: withershins

1. in a direction contrary to the sun's course, considered as unlucky; counterclockwise.

   "she danced widdershins around him"

Origin

early 16th century: from Middle Low German weddersins, from Middle High German widersinnes, from wider ‘against’ + sin ‘direction’; the second element was associated with Scots sin ‘sun’.