Opposition — Defs

01 n. The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance.

1.
The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance.
“The counterpoise of so great an opposition.” — Shak.

“Virtue which breaks through all opposition.” — Milton.
2.
The state of being placed over against; situation so as to front something else.
3.
Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or purpose; antipathy.
4.
That which opposes; an obstacle; specifically, the aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to the party in power.
5.
The situation of a heavenly body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180°; -- signified by the symbol �; as, � ♃ ☉, opposition of Jupiter to the sun.(Astron.)
6.
The relation between two propositions when, having the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity, or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions which have the same matter but a different form.(Logic)