ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷pəˈristəsə̇s noun
( plural antiperista·ses -təˌsēz)
Etymology: Greek, from anti- anti- (I) + peristasis act of standing around, from periistanai to make stand around (from peri- + histanai to cause to stand) + -sis — more at stand
archaic : resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action of an opposite principle or quality