opposition
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opposition
- /ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/ UK
- /ˌɑ.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English opposicioun, from Old French oposicion (whence French opposition), from Late Latin oppositiō, translating Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis), from the past participle stem of classical Latin oppōnō (“to set against”). Equivalent to oppose + -ition.
noun oppositions
- The action of opposing or of being in conflict. The two politicians are in opposition to the bill.
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An opposite or contrasting position.
Near-synonym: oppositeness
Similar: oppositeness
- The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.
- A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power. leader of the opposition
- In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
- A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
- The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.
Opposite: apposition
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: oppositeness, opposite, opponent, resistance, foeman, enemy, foe, confrontation, opposed, opposing, oppose, contrary, opposer, contradiction, antithesis, adversary
noun
Opposite: apposition
Translations
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noun action of opposing; being in conflict
| 日本語 | 対抗 taikō |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 對立 /对立 duìlì |
| हिन्दी | विरोध virodh |
| Português | oposição |
| Italiano | opposizione |
| Ελληνικά | εναντίωση enantíosi |
| Română | opoziție, împotrivire, opunere |
| Русский | противоде́йствие protivodéjstvije, противостоя́ние protivostojánije |
| עברית | הִתְנַגְּדוּת hitnag'dút |
noun opposite or contrasting position
| Ελληνικά | αντίθεση antíthesi |
|---|---|
| Русский | противополо́жность protivopolóžnostʹ |
noun astronomy
| 日本語 | 衝 shō |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | विमुखता vimukhtā |
| Français | opposition |
| Deutsch | Opposition |
| Italiano | opposizione |
| Ελληνικά | αντίθεση antíthesi |
| Română | opoziție |
| Русский | противостоя́ние protivostojánije |
| العربية | مقابلة muqābila |
noun politics: party or movement opposed to government
| Español | oposición |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 반대 bandae, 야당 yadang, 재야당 jaeyadang |
| 日本語 | 反対 hantai, 野党 yatō, 在野党 zaiyatō |
| 中文 | 反對 /反对 fǎnduì, 在野黨 /在野党 zàiyědǎng, 反對派 /反对派 fǎnduìpài |
| हिन्दी | प्रातिपक्ष prātipakṣ |
| Português | oposição |
| Français | opposition |
| Deutsch | Opposition |
| Italiano | opposizione |
| Ελληνικά | αντιπολίτευση antipolítefsi |
| Română | opoziție |
| Русский | оппози́ция oppozícija |
| Tiếng Việt | đối lập, đảng đối lập |
| العربية | مُعَارَضَة muʕāraḍa, مُقَاوَمَة muqāwama |
| עברית | אוֹפּוֹזִיצְיָה opozítsya |
noun logic
| العربية | تَنَاقُضْ tanāquḍ |
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