against type

əˈɡeɪnst taɪp

Definition

Definition of against type - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

unexpected behaviorin a way that is not expected

He played the villain against type.
She danced gracefully, against type.
The comedian delivered a serious speech against type.

uncharacteristically

unexpectedly

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Expressions with against type

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play against type

act in a role different from usual

The comedian decided to play against type in the drama film.

cast against type

choose an actor for an unexpected role

The director cast him against type as the villain.

Expressions with type

type up

write or input text using a keyboard

She had to type up the report by Friday.

someone's type

kind of person someone is attracted to

He realized she was definitely not his type.

a man of someone's type

person matching someone's preferred characteristics

He's definitely a man of her type.

revert to type

go back to original form or state

The software reverted to type after the update failed.

play against type

act in a role different from usual

The comedian decided to play against type in the drama film.

reversion to type

return to an original state or behavior

After the experiment, the animals showed reversion to type.

Terms with against type included in their meaning

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platen

printing

flat plate pressing paper against type in printing

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French:à contre-emploi, ...
German:unerwartet, ...
Italian:contro ogni aspettativa, ...
Spanish:de manera inesperada, ...
Portuguese:de forma inesperada, ...
Chinese:反常地, ...
Japanese:意外に, ...
Arabic:على غير العادة, ...
Hebrew:בְּנִגּוּד לַטִּיפּוּס שֶׁלּוֹ, ...
Russian:вопреки ожиданиям, ...
Ukrainian:несподівано, ...
Hindi:अप्रत्याशित रूप से, ...
Bengali:অপ্রত্যাশিতভাবে, ...
Catalan:de manera inesperada, ...
Czech:nečekaně, ...
Danish:mod forventning, ...
Dutch:tegen de verwachting in, ...
Greek:με τρόπο που δεν ταιριάζει στον συνηθισμένο του ρόλο, ...
Hungarian:váratlanul, ...
Khmer:ផ្ទុយពីបែបដែលគេរំពឹងទុក, ...
Korean:예상 밖으로, ...
Persian:برخلاف انتظار, ...
Polish:wbrew oczekiwaniom, ...
Portuguese (BR):de forma inesperada, ...
Romanian:într-un mod neașteptat, ...
Swedish:mot förväntan, ...
Thai:ในแบบที่ผิดจากภาพจำ, ...
Turkish:alışılmışın dışında, ...
Vietnamese:trái với hình tượng quen thuộc, ...

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