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oppositional

/ˌɑpəzˈɪʃənəl/ adj

Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting opposition.

Word Origin Opposition comes from Latin 'opponere' (to set against), from 'ob-' (against) + 'ponere' (to place). Oppositional means relating to opposition. The root 'ponere' is incredibly productive: pose (place), position (placement), compose (put together), dispose (put apart), expose (put out), impose (put upon), propose (put forward), suppose (put under), and opponent (one who places against). So oppositional is 'pertaining to placing against'.

adj Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting opposition.

His oppositional stance on the policy made constructive dialogue difficult.

(形容词) 对立；反对；对抗 【对立的】

他对该政策的对立立场使得建设性对话变得困难。

(adjetivo) De, relativo a, o que exhibe oposición.

Su postura de oposición a la política dificultó el diálogo constructivo.

(adjectif) d'opposition; contradictoire; antagoniste; confrontationnel [Qui appartient à l'opposition ou la manifeste.]

Sa posture oppositional envers cette politique a rendu tout dialogue constructif difficile.

(Adjektiv) oppositionell; gegnerisch [**oppositional** *Adjektiv* – durch Widerspruch, Ablehnung oder gegensätzliche Haltung gekennzeichnet; sich auf Opposition beziehend oder diese zum Ausdruck bringend.]

Seine **oppositional** Haltung zur Politik erschwerte eine konstruktive Diskussion.

(形容詞) 反対の、反対に関する、反対を示すさま

その政策に対する彼の対立する姿勢が、建設的な対話を行うことを困難にした。

(adjetivo) oposicionista; opositor; de oposição [De, pertencente a, ou que exibe oposição.]

Sua postura de oposição à política dificultou o diálogo construtivo.

Synonyms: adversarial antagonistic contrary opposing conflicting antithetical counter hostile Antonyms: supportive cooperative harmonious allied
Word parts: ob + posit + ion + al

Common collocations

be verb of prep to prep in prep group subst become verb have verb for prep more adv

Related words

oppose opposite opponent pose position positive exponent

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