oposición

Definitions of oposición
  1. noun
    the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
    synonyms: resistencia
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    types:
    cierre, cierre patronal, locaut patronal, locáut
    a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms
    reacción
    doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
    type of:
    acción, hecho
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  2. noun
    the relation between opposed entities
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    antípoda
    direct opposite
    polaridad
    having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
    negación
    opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
    contrario, lo contrario
    a relation of direct opposition
    lo contrario
    something inverted in sequence or character or effect
    contradicción, incompatibilidad
    the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
    type of:
    relación
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
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