I. in ‧ verse 1 /ˌɪnˈvɜːs◂ $ -ɜːrs◂/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: inversus , past participle of invertere ; ⇨ ↑ invert ]
1 . if there is an inverse relationship between two amounts, one gets bigger at the same rate as the other gets smaller:
Clearly, the amount of money people save increases in inverse proportion to the amount they spend.
the inverse relationship between prices and interest rates
2 . technical exactly opposite
—inversely adverb
II. inverse 2 BrE AmE noun [singular] technical
the complete opposite of something ⇨ reverse