Definition of opposition

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Opposition (n.) The state of being placed over against; situation so as to front something else.

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To :: To (prep.) Apposition; connection; antithesis; opposition; as, they engaged hand to hand..
Interfere :: Interfere (v. i.) To come in collision; to be in opposition; to clash; as, interfering claims, or commands..
Homophyly :: Homophyly (n.) That form of homology due to common ancestry (phylogenetic homology), in opposition to homomorphy, to which genealogic basis is wanting..
Contravention :: Contravention (n.) The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction; transgression; violation.
Opposition :: Opposition (n.) That which opposes; an obstacle; specifically, the aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to the party in power..
Colluctancy :: Colluctancy (n.) A struggling to resist; a striving against; resistance; opposition of nature.
Countervote :: Countervote (v. t.) To vote in opposition to; to balance or overcome by voting; to outvote.
Bear :: Bear (v. i.) To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness..
Contrarily :: Contrarily (adv.) In a contrary manner; in opposition; on the other side; in opposite ways.
Con :: Con (adv.) Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro..
Collision :: Collision (n.) A state of opposition; antagonism; interference.
Clash :: Clash (n.) Opposition; contradiction; as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes, etc..
Between :: Between (prep.) Belonging to, or participated in by, two, and involving reciprocal action or affecting their mutual relation; as, opposition between science and religion..
Clash :: Clash (v. i.) To meet in opposition; to act in a contrary direction; to come onto collision; to interfere.
Antithesis :: Antithesis (n.) Opposition; contrast.
Concave :: Concave (a.) Hollow and curved or rounded; vaulted; -- said of the interior of a curved surface or line, as of the curve of the of the inner surface of an eggshell, in opposition to convex; as, a concave mirror; the concave arch of the sky..
Conservatism :: Conservatism (n.) The disposition and tendency to preserve what is established; opposition to change; the habit of mind; or conduct, of a conservative..
Contrast :: Contrast (n.) Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities; unlikeness, esp. as shown by juxtaposition or comparison..
Disputation :: Disputation (v. i.) The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition, or argument..
Counteraction :: Counteraction (n.) Action in opposition; hindrance resistance.
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