motströms
Swedish
editEtymology
editmot (“against”) + ström (“stream”) + -s
Adverb
editmotströms (comparative motströmsare, superlative motströmsast)
- in the opposite direction of the current, upstream
- (figuratively) (to go) against the current
- Han var van att bryta normer och simma motströms
- He was used to breaking norms and going against the current