English dictionary
opposition
nounPronunciation
ɒpəˈzɪʃən
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
noun
- the act of hostile groups opposing each other
noun
- a body of people united in opposing something
noun
- an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
noun
- a contestant that you are matched against
noun
- a direction opposite to another
noun
- the relation between opposed entities
Example sentences
he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens
despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead
the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions
the invaders encountered stiff opposition
a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies