Opposition

Definitions of Opposition
  1. noun
    the relation between opposed entities
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    Kontrast
    the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
    Negation, Verneinung
    opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
    Komplementarität
    a relation between two opposite states or principles that together exhaust the possibilities
    Inkompatibilität
    the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
    type of:
    Beziehung, Relation, Verhältnis
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
  2. noun
    the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
    synonyms: Auflehnung, Widerstand
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    type of:
    Aktion, Campagne, Kampagne
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
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