STIR UP OPPOSITION

Meaning of STIR UP OPPOSITION in English

arouse objection, cause objection

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

OPPOSITION — n opposition (1. as in the opposition of fact and fiction; 2. as in to meet with opposition)
Interlingua English vocab
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STIR — I. R ˈstər, + vowel -tər.; - R -tə̄, + suffixal vowel -tər. also -tə̄r, + vowel in a following …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OPPOSITION — ˌäpəˈzishən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English opposicioun, from Medieval Latin opposition-, oppositio, from Latin, act of opposing, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STIR — stir 1 — stirrable , adj. — stirless , adj. — stirlessly , adv. /sterr/ , v. , stirred, stirring …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OPPOSITION — — oppositional, oppositionary , adj. — oppositionless , adj. /op'euh zish"euhn/ , n. 1. the action of opposing, resisting, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STIR — I. ˈstər verb ( stirred ; stir·ring ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English styrian; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
STIR — vi to rise, or be up, in the morning. 2. stir ·noun agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions. 3. stir ·vi …
Webster English vocab
OPPOSITION — noun repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or purpose; antipathy. 2. opposition ·noun the act of opposing; an attempt to check, …
Webster English vocab
STIR — [stir] vb stirred ; stir.ring [ME, fr. OE styrian; akin to OHG storen to scatter] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OPPOSITION — in astronomy, the circumstance in which two celestial bodies appear in opposite directions in the sky. The Moon, when full, …
Britannica English vocabulary
OPPOSITION — opposition BrE AmE ˌɒp ə ˈzɪʃ ə n AmE \ ˌɑːp- ▷ opposition|al ‿ ə l ◂ ▷ opposition|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STIR — / stɜː(r); NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -rr- ) MIX 1. [ vn ] stir sth (into …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPPOSITION — / ˌɒpəˈzɪʃn; NAmE ˌɑːpə-/ noun 1. [ U ] opposition (to sb/sth) the act of strongly disagreeing with sb/sth, especially …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STIR — I. stir 1 S3 W3 /stɜː $ stɜːr/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle stirred , present …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OPPOSITION — op ‧ po ‧ si ‧ tion S3 W2 /ˌɒpəˈzɪʃ ə n $ ˌɑːp-/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STIR — v. & n. --v. (stirred, stirring) 1 tr. move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a liquid …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STIR — v. & n. v. (stirred, stirring) 1 tr. move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a liquid …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STIR — 1. v. & n. --v. (stirred, stirring) 1. tr. move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STIR — ( stirs, stirring, stirred) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPPOSITION — ( oppositions) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Opposition is strong, angry, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPPOSITION — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Opposition is strong, angry, or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STIR — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a breeze stirs/ruffles sth ▪ A light breeze stirred the waters of the bay. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OPPOSITION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an opposition leader ▪ The opposition leader accused the government of not being able to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STIR — (MOVE) [verb] -rr- - to (cause to) move slightlyA light breeze stirred the leaves lying on the path. [T]The air …
Cambridge English vocab
OPPOSITION — [noun] [U]At the meeting there was a lot of opposition to the proposed changes.There will be considerable/vociferous opposition to increasing …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STIR — Synonyms and related words : action, activate, activeness, activism, activity, actuate, actuation, ado, advance, affect, agitate, agitation, amalgamate, animate, annoy, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OPPOSITION — Synonyms and related words : adversary, adversity, agreement to disagree, alienation, allegory, analogy, antagonism, antagonist, antagonistic, anteposition, antipathy, antithesis, antithetical, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STIR — I. stir verb 1. to cause to shift from quiescence or torpor into activity a teacher who stirred the minds …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
STIR — I. noun 1 action of stirring ADJECTIVE ▪ good ( esp. BrE ) VERB + STIR ▪ give sth ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OPPOSITION — noun 1 disagreeing with sth/trying to change sth ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter , considerable , determined , fierce , serious , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
STIR — n. 25B6; verb stir the mixture well : MIX, blend, agitate; beat, whip, whisk, fold in; N. Amer. muddle. Travis …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OPPOSITION — n. 25B6; noun the proposal met with opposition : RESISTANCE, hostility, antagonism, antipathy, objection, dissent, disapproval; defiance, non-compliance, obstruction. they …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OPPOSITION — оппозиция (обыкн. главная оппозиционная партия в парламенте (Parliament); обязательный элемент двухпартийной системы буржуазного парламентаризма, позволяющей ведущим политическим партиям периодически сменять …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
STIR — v. 1 Often, stir up. agitate, shake (up), mix (up), scramble, amalgamate, mingle, commingle, intermingle, merge, blend, fold (in), churn …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OPPOSITION — n. 1 hostility, antagonism, unfriendliness, resistance, counteraction, disapproval, objection, conflict, defiance, contrast, antipathy, adversity, Colloq flak There is strong opposition …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OPPOSITION — An endgame term meaning the king not forced to move. Where the two kings stand on the same file or …
English Glossary of Chess Terms
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STIR — I 1. сущ. 1) шевеление; движение Syn : activity 2) размешивание, помешивание to give one's tee a stir ≈ размешать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OPPOSITION — сущ. 1) противодействие, сопротивление, создание препятствий; неприятие, вражда (to) against, despite, in spite of, over (the) opposition ≈ несмотря на …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STIR — stir.ogg _I 1. stɜ: n 1. шевеление, движение a stir of warm wind - дуновение тёплого ветерка no stir in …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OPPOSITION — opposition.ogg ͵ɒpəʹzıʃ(ə)n n 1. сопротивление, противодействие; возражение to meet with opposition - встретить противодействие to offer opposition - оказывать сопротивление …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OPPOSITION — 1) оппозиционный 2) оппозиция 3) противодействие 4) противоположение 5) противоположность 6) астрон. противостояние 7) электр. противофаза • - favorable opposition - favourable opposition - opposition circuit - opposition duplex - opposition involution - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
OPPOSITION — opposition сущ.1) противодействие, сопротивление, создание препятствий; неприятие, вражда ( to) against, despite, in spite of, over (the) opposition — несмотря …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OPPOSITION — n 1. сопротивление, противодействие; возражение to meet with ~ - встретить противодействие to offer ~ - оказывать сопротивление we ran …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STIR — _I 1. stɜ: n 1. шевеление, движение a stir of warm wind - дуновение тёплого ветерка no stir in the …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OPPOSITION — n 1. сопротивление, противодействие; возражение to meet with opposition - встретить противодействие to offer opposition - оказывать сопротивление we ran …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STIR — I stə 1. сущ. 1) шевеление; движение Syn: activity 2) размешивание, помешивание to give one's tee a stir — размешать …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OPPOSITION — сущ. 1) противодействие, сопротивление, создание препятствий; неприятие, вражда ( to ) against, despite, in spite of, over (the) opposition — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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