widersetzen — meaning in English

English meaning

• contrary adjective Completely opposite in nature or direction.
• defy verb To openly refuse to obey or comply with something.

Senses

widersetzen is used for these senses in English:

• contrary (obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate.
• defy (transitive) To refuse to obey.
• defy To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations.

contrary — full definition

1. adjective Completely opposite in nature or direction.
2. adjective Stubbornly inclined to disagree or do the opposite of what's expected.
3. noun The opposite of something already stated.

defy — full definition

1. verb To openly refuse to obey or comply with something.
2. verb To resist or fail to conform to something, as if impossible to overcome.

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