Force
Invert
Invert verb - To change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| people | force people | invert people |
| way | force way | invert way |
| characters | force characters | invert characters |
| shields | force shields | invert shields |
Both words in one sentence
- This might technically invert this trope, but it's played straight later when Kim uses the same gun to shoot herself in order to force Chris and his wife to take the boy to America with them.
Source: Chekhovs Gun / Theatre -
Their counterparts, Woundwort and Campion, invert the trope: Woundwort is all about courage, brute force, and raw strength; Campion is about intelligence, strategy, and adaptation.
Source: Literature / Watership Down
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