Definition of opposition

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Opposition (n.) The relation between two propositions when, having the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity, or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions which have the same matter but a different form..

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Contrariness :: Contrariness (n.) state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy.
Jar :: Jar (v. i.) To act in opposition or disagreement; to clash; to interfere; to quarrel; to dispute.
Theomachy :: Theomachy (n.) Opposition to God or the divine will.
Enmity :: Enmity (n.) A state of opposition; hostility.
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To cross by way of opposition; to thwart with obstacles; to obstruct; to bring to naught.
Match :: Match (v. t.) To furnish with its match; to bring a match, or equal, against; to show an equal competitor to; to set something in competition with, or in opposition to, as equal..
Contrary :: Contrary (a.) Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds..
Offer :: Offer (v. t.) To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc..
Karyoplasma :: Karyoplasma (n.) The protoplasmic substance of the nucleus of a cell: nucleoplasm; -- in opposition to kytoplasma, the protoplasm of the cell..
Conservatism :: Conservatism (n.) The disposition and tendency to preserve what is established; opposition to change; the habit of mind; or conduct, of a conservative..
Agrestic :: Agrestic (a.) Pertaining to fields or the country, in opposition to the city; rural; rustic; unpolished; uncouth..
Disputative :: Disputative (a.) Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition; as, a disputative temper..
Adverseness :: Adverseness (n.) The quality or state of being adverse; opposition.
Contradiction :: Contradiction (n.) Direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency; incongruity or contrariety; one who, or that which, is inconsistent..
Countertime :: Countertime (n.) Resistance; opposition.
Restive :: Restive (a.) Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory..
Impatience :: Impatience (n.) The quality of being impatient; want of endurance of pain, suffering, opposition, or delay; eagerness for change, or for something expected; restlessness; chafing of spirit; fretfulness; passion; as, the impatience of a child or an invalid..
Resist :: Resist (v. i.) To make opposition.
Cenobite :: Cenobite (n.) One of a religious order, dwelling in a convent, or a community, in opposition to an anchoret, or hermit, who lives in solitude..
Inversion :: Inversion (n.) A method of reasoning in which the orator shows that arguments advanced by his adversary in opposition to him are really favorable to his cause.
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