Opposition - English meaning

noun

Active hostility or opposition.

Usage examples:

The antagonism between them

noun

Strong dislike or opposition, or a particular example of it

Usage examples:

[ u ] the attorney accused the witness of antagonism toward his client.

noun

A deep-seated feeling of aversion.

Usage examples:

His fundamental antipathy to capitalism

noun

Strong dislike or opposition

Usage examples:

His letters show a deep and intense antipathy toward workers.

noun

A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

Usage examples:

Love is the antithesis of selfishness

noun

A violent confrontation.

Usage examples:

There have been minor clashes with security forces

verb

Meet and come into violent conflict.

Usage examples:

Soccer hooligans clashed with rival fans before the match

verb

Crash together with violent impact

noun

A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

Usage examples:

The eternal conflict between the sexes

verb

Be incompatible or at variance; clash.

Usage examples:

Parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict

noun

An active disagreement, as between opposing opinions or needs

Usage examples:

[ c ] conflicts between parents and children become more frequent when the children become teenager…

noun

The state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.

Usage examples:

The day began cold and blustery, in contrast to almost two weeks of uninterrupted sunshine

verb

Differ strikingly.

Usage examples:

His friend's success contrasted with his own failure

noun

An easily noticed or understood difference between two or more things

Usage examples:

[ u ] she is quite petite, in contrast with her tall sister., [ c ] contrasts between manhattan’s r…

noun

The expression of disapproval of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes.

Usage examples:

He received a lot of criticism

noun

An opinion given about something or someone, esp. a negative opinion, or the activity of making such judgments

Usage examples:

[ c ] it was meant as a suggestion, not a criticism., [ u ] he was singled out for strong criticism…

noun

Open resistance; bold disobedience.

Usage examples:

An act of defiance

noun

Proud and determined opposition against authority or against someone more powerful than you are

Usage examples:

They are continuing to publish their newspaper, in defiance of government attempts to close it down.

noun

The action of demurring.

Usage examples:

Words of demurral

noun

A point or way in which people or things are dissimilar.

Usage examples:

The differences between men and women

verb

Alter (a coat of arms) to distinguish members or branches of a family.

noun

The way in which two things being compared are not the same, or the fact of not being the same

Usage examples:

[ c ] we try to teach the kids the difference between right and wrong., [ c ] we’d like better seat…

noun

Possession or expression of an unfavourable opinion.

Usage examples:

Jill replied with a hint of disapproval in her voice

noun

The expression or feeling that something done or said is wrong

Usage examples:

The boy sensed his mother’s disapproval., he decided to marry her, to the great disapproval of his …

verb

Feel distaste for or hostility towards.

Usage examples:

She disliked any kind of unnecessary rudeness

noun

A feeling of distaste or hostility.

Usage examples:

Despite her dislike of publicity, she was quite a celebrated figure

verb

To not like; to find someone or something unpleasant, difficult, etc.

Usage examples:

I dislike the idea of leaving him home alone all evening., [ c ] a dislike of flying

noun

A great difference.

Usage examples:

Economic disparities between different regions of the country

noun

A lack of equality and similarity, esp. in a way that is not fair

Usage examples:

[ c ] he will oppose a gross disparity in salary increases between teachers and other state employe…

noun

A situation in which two or more things are not equal or similar, especially when this is thought to be unfair

Usage examples:

Economic/income/pay disparity manhattan had the greatest income disparity between rich and poor res…

noun

The holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held.

Usage examples:

There was no dissent from this view

verb

Hold or express opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held.

Usage examples:

Two members dissented from the majority

noun

A state or feeling of active opposition or hostility.

Usage examples:

Decades of enmity between the two countries

noun

Strong dislike or hate

noun

Hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or opposition.

Usage examples:

Their hostility to all outsiders

noun

An occasion when someone is unfriendly or shows that they do not like something

Usage examples:

They showed open (= obvious) hostility to/towards their new neighbours., hostilities began/broke ou…

noun

The fact of not obeying a rule or law

Usage examples:

Non-compliance with sth non-compliance with environmental laws can be both costly and dangerous., t…

noun

An expression or feeling of disapproval or opposition; a reason for disagreeing.

Usage examples:

They have raised no objections to the latest plans

noun

The action of obstructing or the state of being obstructed.

Usage examples:

Walkers could proceed with the minimum of obstruction

noun

The quality of trying to stop someone from doing something by causing problems for them

Usage examples:

She met the usual obstructiveness whenever she asked for anything., the obstructiveness of some of …

noun

The property of having poles or being polar.

Usage examples:

It exhibits polarity when presented to a magnetic needle

noun

The quality in an object that produces opposite magnetic or electric charges

noun

The refusal to accept or comply with something.

Usage examples:

They displayed a narrow-minded resistance to change

noun

Resistance is the degree to which a substance prevents the flow of electricity through it

Usage examples:

Copper has low resistance.

noun

A situation in which people or organizations fight against something or refuse to accept or be changed by something

Usage examples:

Resistance to sth the government faces resistance to the bill., there should be no resistance to th…