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противополо́жность — meaning in English

protivopolozhnost

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English meaning

  • antithesis noun The exact opposite of something, especially a person or thing that contradicts everything another stands for.
  • converse verb To talk with someone; to have a conversation.
  • opposite adjective Located directly across from something, or facing the other direction.
  • opposition noun Strong disagreement with, or resistance to, a plan, policy, or idea.

Senses

противополо́жность is used for these senses in English:

  • antithesis A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
  • converse The opposite or reverse.
  • opposite Something opposite or contrary to something else.
  • opposition An opposite or contrasting position.

antithesis — full definition

  1. noun The exact opposite of something, especially a person or thing that contradicts everything another stands for.
  2. noun A rhetorical device in which two contrasting ideas are set against each other in a balanced phrase or sentence.
  3. noun In philosophy, the idea that opposes an initial proposition in a dialectical argument, standing between thesis and synthesis.

converse — full definition

  1. verb To talk with someone; to have a conversation.
  2. adj Reversed in order or relationship; opposite.
  3. noun The opposite or reverse of something, especially a statement or idea.

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