反はん覆ぷく

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Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

changing one's mind and betraying; turning traitor; double-crossing

dated term

Dated term for a change of heart that leads to betrayal or disloyalty; often implies a deliberate reversal of allegiance.

彼かれは味み方かたを反はん覆ぷくして敵てきに寝ね返がえった。
He turned traitor to his allies and went over to the enemy.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

reversing; turning around; flipping; turning upside down

dated term

Dated term for physical reversal or inversion; now mostly replaced by 反転 or 逆転.

船ふねが反はん覆ぷくして沈しずんだ。
The boat capsized and sank.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

repetition; repeat; reiteration

rare term

Rare variant of 反復 (repetition); this spelling is now almost never used for this meaning.

Kanji

反anti-
覆capsize, cover, shade

Similar words

反はん復ぷく
The modern standard spelling for 'repetition'; 反覆 is an archaic variant for that sense.
反はん転てん
Common modern word for 'reversal' or 'turning over', replacing the physical reversal sense of 反覆.
裏うら切ぎる
Standard modern verb for 'betray'; 反覆 is a dated noun/suru-verb for betrayal with a nuance of changing one's mind.

Etymology

Compound of 反 (turn against, reverse) and 覆 (overturn, capsize). The betrayal sense likely developed from the idea of 'turning over' one's loyalty. The repetition sense is a rare variant of 反復, where 覆 is used for 復.