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Antagonism :: Antagonism (n.) Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.

Outcry :: Outcry (n.) A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor..

Deal :: Deal (v. i.) To contend (with); to treat (with), by way of opposition, check, or correction; as, he has turbulent passions to deal with..

Subdue :: Subdue (v. t.) To overcome, as by persuasion or other mild means; as, to subdue opposition by argument or entreaties..

Resist :: Resist (v. i.) To make opposition.

Contrariness :: Contrariness (n.) state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy.

Adverse :: Adverse (a.) In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful; as, adverse fates, adverse circumstances, things adverse..

Heresy :: Heresy (n.) An opinion held in opposition to the established or commonly received doctrine, and tending to promote a division or party, as in politics, literature, philosophy, etc.; -- usually, but not necessarily, said in reproach..

Theomachy :: Theomachy (n.) Opposition to God or the divine will.

Remonstrant :: Remonstrant (a.) Inclined or tending to remonstrate; expostulatory; urging reasons in opposition to something.

Denutrition :: Denutrition (n.) The opposition of nutrition; the failure of nutrition causing the breaking down of tissue.

Out :: Out (a.) Beyond the bounds of what is true, reasonable, correct, proper, common, etc.; in error or mistake; in a wrong or incorrect position or opinion; in a state of disagreement, opposition, etc.; in an inharmonious relation..

Contrariety :: Contrariety (n.) The state or quality of being contrary; opposition; repugnance; disagreement; antagonism.

Contravention :: Contravention (n.) The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction; transgression; violation.

Objection :: Objection (n.) That which is, or may be, presented in opposition; an adverse reason or argument; a reason for objecting; obstacle; impediment; as, I have no objection to going; unreasonable objections..

Opposal :: Opposal (n.) Opposition.

Resistance :: Resistance (n.) A certain hindrance or opposition to the passage of an electrical current or discharge offered by conducting bodies. It bears an inverse relation to the conductivity, -- good conductors having a small resistance, while poor conductors or insulators have a very high resistance. The unit of resistance is the ohm..

Contrary :: Contrary (a.) Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child..

Retroact :: Retroact (v. i.) To act backward, or in return; to act in opposition; to be retrospective..

Contrast :: Contrast (v. i.) To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities..

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