αντίθεση — meaning in English
adithesi
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English meaning
- antithesis noun The exact opposite of something, especially a person or thing that contradicts everything another stands for.
- opposition noun Strong disagreement with, or resistance to, a plan, policy, or idea.
Senses
αντίθεση is used for these senses in English:
- antithesis A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
antithesis — full definition
- noun The exact opposite of something, especially a person or thing that contradicts everything another stands for.
- noun A rhetorical device in which two contrasting ideas are set against each other in a balanced phrase or sentence.
- noun In philosophy, the idea that opposes an initial proposition in a dialectical argument, standing between thesis and synthesis.
opposition — full definition
- noun Strong disagreement with, or resistance to, a plan, policy, or idea.
- noun The main political party or group that opposes the party currently in power.
- noun A person or group competing against another, especially in sport.