- against; in opposition or contrast to: Consider the problems of the teenager contra those of the adult.
- contrariwise; on or to the contrary.
- a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- a prefix meaning “against,” “opposite,” “opposing”: contradistinction, contraindicate.
- a prefix meaning “pitched lower than” the voice or instrument specified by the following element: contralto, contrabassoon.
- against; contrary; opposing; contrasting
- (in music) pitched below
