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
- 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.
converse — full definition
- verb To talk with someone; to have a conversation.
- adj Reversed in order or relationship; opposite.
- noun The opposite or reverse of something, especially a statement or idea.