Tra từ opposition - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with (Freq. 7)
- he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens
- despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead
• Syn:
resistance
• Derivationally related forms:
oppose
• Hypernyms:
action
• Hyponyms:
lockout, reaction, anti-takeover defense
2. the relation between opposed entities (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
oppositeness
• Derivationally related forms:
opposite (for: oppositeness)
• Hypernyms:
relation
• Hyponyms:
antipode, antithesis, conflict, contrast, direct contrast,
flip side, mutual opposition, polarity, gradable opposition, sign, ungradable opposition,
contradictoriness, contradiction, contrary, contrariety, tertium quid, reverse,
opposite, inverse, antagonism
3. the act of hostile groups opposing each other (Freq. 3)
- the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions
- the invaders encountered stiff opposition
• Syn:
confrontation
• Derivationally related forms:
oppose, confront (for: confrontation)
• Hypernyms:
resistance
• Hyponyms:
strikebreaking
4. a contestant that you are matched against (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
opponent, opposite
• Derivationally related forms:
oppose (for: opponent)
• Hypernyms:
contestant
5. a body of people united in opposing something (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
body
• Hyponyms:
Iraqi National Congress, INC
6. a direction opposite to another
• Hypernyms:
direction
• Hyponyms:
orthogonality, perpendicularity, orthogonal opposition, antipodal, antipodal opposition,
diametrical opposition, enantiomorphism, mirror-image relation
7. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies
• Syn:
enemy, foe, foeman
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister
• Hyponyms:
besieger
• Member Holonyms:
enemy