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противостоя́ние — meaning in English

protivostoyaniye

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English meaning

  • confrontation noun A tense, face-to-face clash or argument between people.
  • opposition noun Strong disagreement with, or resistance to, a plan, policy, or idea.
  • standoff noun A tense confrontation in which neither side backs down or advances.

Senses

противостоя́ние is used for these senses in English:

  • confrontation The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
  • confrontation A conflict between armed forces.
  • face-off A confrontation or argument between two people or groups.
  • opposition The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
  • opposition (astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.
  • standoff A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.

confrontation — full definition

  1. noun A tense, face-to-face clash or argument between people.
  2. noun A hostile standoff between opposing armed forces.

opposition — full definition

  1. noun Strong disagreement with, or resistance to, a plan, policy, or idea.
  2. noun The main political party or group that opposes the party currently in power.
  3. noun A person or group competing against another, especially in sport.

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