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opposition |
Grep of noun opposition antipodal opposition diametrical opposition gradable opposition mutual opposition opposition orthogonal opposition polar opposition ungradable opposition Overview of noun opposition The noun opposition has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (7) resistance, opposition -- (the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead") 2. (4) opposition, oppositeness -- (the relation between opposed entities) 3. (3) confrontation, opposition -- (the act of opposing groups confronting each other "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition") 4. (1) opposition, opponent, opposite -- (a contestant that you are matched against) 5. (1) opposition -- (a body of people united in opposing something) 6. opposition -- (a direction opposite to another) 7. enemy, foe, foeman, opposition, opponent -- (an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies") Overview of noun opposition The noun opposition has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (7) resistance, opposition -- (the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead") 2. (4) opposition, oppositeness -- (the relation between opposed entities) 3. (3) confrontation, opposition -- (the act of opposing groups confronting each other "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition") 4. (1) opposition, opponent, opposite -- (a contestant that you are matched against) 5. (1) opposition -- (a body of people united in opposing something) 6. opposition -- (a direction opposite to another) 7. enemy, foe, foeman, opposition, opponent -- (an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies")
opposition definition