This is the 15234th most frequent German word.
umgekehrt
Reversed; vice versa.
In this sentence, 'umgekehrt' indicates a reversal or a direction being switched.
Die Straße war heute umgekehrt gesperrt.
The street was closed in the opposite direction today.
Here, 'umgekehrt' is used adjectivally to describe a situation that is reversed or opposite.
Im umgekehrten Fall würden wir verlieren.
In the reverse case, we would lose.
In this example, 'umgekehrt' describes something turned inside out or inverted, showing how the word can express physical reversal.