OPPOSE


Meaning of OPPOSE in English

INDEX:

1. to think something is wrong

2. a person or group that opposes something

3. words or behaviour that show that you oppose something

4. to say that you oppose something

RELATED WORDS

opposite

↑ SUPPORT

to play against someone in a game or sport : ↑ PLAY A GAME OR SPORT

see also

↑ DISAGREE

↑ DISAPPROVE

↑ FIGHT

↑ OPINION

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1. to think something is wrong

▷ be against/be opposed to /biː əˈgenst, biː əˈpəʊzd tuː/ [verb phrase]

to think that something is wrong and that it should not be allowed :

▪ Lundgren is against abortion.

▪ Most people are opposed to the privatization of the city’s public transportation system.

be strongly against

▪ There are two or three groups that are strongly against construction of the dam.

be dead set against

be very much against something

▪ She wants to marry him, but her parents are dead set against it.

be strongly/totally/opposed to

▪ Senator Thompson remains totally opposed to any form of gun control.

▷ oppose /əˈpəʊz/ [transitive verb]

to think that a plan, idea etc is wrong, and to try to prevent it from happening or succeeding :

▪ Conservative MPs say they will oppose the new bill.

strongly/vigorously oppose

▪ The Church strongly opposes same-sex marriage.

▷ not agree with something /nɒt əˈgriː wɪð (sth)/ especially spoken

to be against something, for example because it is new or different and you do not like things to change :

▪ My grandmother doesn’t agree with divorce.

▪ There are many people in the US who do not agree with capital punishment.

▷ not believe in something /nɒt bə̇ˈliːv ɪn (sth)/

to not support something, because you think something is wrong or immoral :

▪ Fiona doesn’t believe in having sex before marriage.

▪ I don’t believe in hitting children for any reason.

▷ anti- /ˈænti/ [prefix]

anti-war/-smoking/-American etc

against war, smoking, America etc :

▪ Anti-war demonstrators gathered in the city’s main square.

▪ The anti-smoking laws seem ridiculous to me.

▪ Anti-American sentiment remains high in the region.

▷ hostile /ˈhɒstaɪlǁˈhɑːstl, ˈhɑːstaɪl/ [adjective]

someone who is hostile to a plan or idea opposes it very strongly, and expresses this in an angry way :

▪ A hostile audience refused to listen to Senator Drummond’s reply.

hostile to/towards

▪ Local people are hostile towards the plan, which would involve a significant tax increase.

openly hostile

showing very clearly that you are hostile

▪ Lydon was openly hostile to any kind of criticism of the project.

▷ antagonistic /ænˌtægəˈnɪstɪk◂/ [adjective]

behaving in a way that shows that you strongly disapprove of someone or something :

▪ A lot of people refuse to work with Paula. Her manner is just too antagonistic.

antagonistic to/towards

▪ The right-wing press has always been deeply antagonistic towards the Labour party.

2. a person or group that opposes something

▷ opponent /əˈpəʊnənt/ [countable noun]

a person or group that opposes something :

opponent of

▪ In some countries, any opponent of the government is likely to lose their job.

▪ One notable opponent of the proposal was the mayor.

▷ the opposition /ði ˌɒpəˈzɪʃ ə nǁ-ˌɑːp-/ []

a group that is opposing another group, especially the political party or parties whose elected representatives oppose the official government :

▪ Opinion polls showed the opposition pulling ahead in some areas.

▪ Newspapers must reflect the views of the opposition as well as those of the government.

▷ enemy /ˈenəmi/ [countable noun]

a person or group that opposes something very strongly and tries to stop it or destroy it - used especially when you disapprove of this person or group :

enemy of

▪ the enemies of democracy

▪ an enemy of the Jewish people

3. words or behaviour that show that you oppose something

▷ objection /əbˈdʒekʃ ə n/ [countable noun]

something that you say because you oppose one particular detail of a plan, course of action etc :

have an objection

▪ If anyone has any objections, please let us know as soon as possible.

raise an objection

state an objection

▪ When I told him about my plans, my father raised one objection after another.

have no objection

▪ If you have no objection, I would like to use your name as a reference when I start applying for jobs.

▷ opposition /ˌɒpəˈzɪʃ ə nǁˌɑːp-/ [uncountable noun]

things that people say or do in order to show that they are against something :

▪ Widespread opposition to the military government led to violence in the streets.

opposition to

▪ Opposition to the war grew rapidly.

face opposition

▪ Plans for the new stadium will no doubt face a lot of opposition.

express opposition

▪ Thousands of people plan to gather on Sunday to express their opposition to the government’s handling of the crisis.

strong opposition

▪ Despite strong opposition, the law was passed.

▷ hostility /hɒˈstɪlɪti, hɒˈstɪlətiǁhɑː-/ [uncountable noun]

angry remarks or behaviour that shows someone opposes a plan or idea very strongly :

▪ The announcement was greeted with hostility from some employees.

hostility to/towards

▪ Recently there has been hostility towards the Prime Minister from members of his own party.

open hostility

obvious or public hostility

▪ Given his open hostility, it seemed pointless to try and continue to persuade him.

▷ antagonism /ænˈtægənɪz ə m/ [uncountable noun]

angry and unpleasant feelings or behaviour that show someone dislikes or disagrees very strongly with a person, organization, plan, or idea :

antagonism to/towards

▪ Hines made no effort to conceal his antagonism towards his supervisor.

antagonism between

▪ Mitchell sees no clear way to end the antagonism between the two groups.

4. to say that you oppose something

▷ object /əbˈdʒekt/ []

to say something to show that you oppose a plan or action because you think it is unfair or morally wrong :

▪ His supporters will certainly object if he is fired.

object to

▪ Rebecca objects to being told what to do.

strongly object to

▪ The committee strongly objected to the report’s recommendations.

▷ raise objections /ˌreɪz əbˈdʒekʃ ə nz/ [verb phrase]

to give specific reasons for opposing a plan or action :

▪ None of the committee members raised any objections, so we took a vote.

raise objections to

▪ Several church members raised objections to the way the money had been spent.

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