ˌɔpəˈzɪʃən n. 1
resistance,
antagonism. 2
the state of
being hostile or in
conflict or disagreement. 3
contrast or
antithesis. 4 a a
group or party of opponents or competitors. b (the Opposition)
Brit. the
principal parliamentary party opposed to
that in
office. 5 the
act of opposing or placing
opposite. 6 a diametrically opposite
position. b Astrol. & Astron. the position of
two heavenly bodies
when their longitude differs by 180Û, as
seen from the
earth. øøoppositional adj. [ME f. OF f. L oppositio (as
OB-, POSITION)]