DIRECT CONTRAST

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does direct contrast mean? 

• DIRECT CONTRAST (noun)
  The noun DIRECT CONTRAST has 1 sense:

1. the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

  Familiarity information: DIRECT CONTRAST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIRECT CONTRAST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Synonyms:

contrast; direct contrast

Context example:

by contrast

Hypernyms ("direct contrast" is a kind of...):

oppositeness; opposition (the relation between opposed entities)

 Context examples 

This is in direct contrast to adults with Cushing syndrome, who tend to become depressed and anxious before treatment and gradually overcome these symptoms after treatment.

(Children with Cushing syndrome may have higher suicide risk, NIH)