opposizione

Definitions of opposizione
  1. noun
    the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
    synonyms: immobilismo, resistenza
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    types:
    serrata
    a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms
    reazione, risposta
    doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
    type of:
    atto, azione
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  2. noun
    a body of people united in opposing something
    synonyms: fronda
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    type of:
    corpo, gruppo, persona, persona giuridica
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
  3. noun
    a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
    synonyms: conflitto, conflittualità, contestazione, contrapposizione, contrasto, frizione, tensione, urto
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    types:
    maretta, screzio
    a state of conflict between persons
    disaccordo, discordanza, discordia, dissenso, dissidio, lotta, malumore, scissura
    a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
    disunione
    lack of unity (usually resulting from dissension)
    type of:
    condizione, stato
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  4. noun
    (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
    synonyms: conflitto, conflittualità, contestazione, contrapposizione, contrasto, frizione, irritabilità, nervosismo, nervoso, stress, tensione, urto
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