The act of resisting

• resistance

  1. The act or an instance of resisting or the capacity to resist.
  2. A force that tends to oppose or retard motion.
  3. An underground organization engaged in a struggle for national liberation in a country under military or totalitarian occupation.

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  1. The act or an instance of resisting or the capacity to resist.
  2. A force that tends to oppose or retard motion.
  3. An underground organization engaged in a struggle for national liberation in a country under military or totalitarian occupation.

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• renitency

  1. Alternative form of renitence.

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  1. Alternative form of renitence.

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• renitence

  1. The state or quality of being renitent; resistance; reluctance.
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  1. The state or quality of being renitent; resistance; reluctance.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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The condition of being in conflict

• polarity

  1. Intrinsic polar separation, alignment, or orientation, especially of a physical property:
  2. An indicated polar extreme:
  3. The possession or manifestation of two opposing attributes, tendencies, or principles:

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  1. Intrinsic polar separation, alignment, or orientation, especially of a physical property:
  2. An indicated polar extreme:
  3. The possession or manifestation of two opposing attributes, tendencies, or principles:

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• contrariness

  1. The state of being contrary

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  1. The state of being contrary

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• contrariety

  1. The quality or condition of being contrary.
  2. Something that is contrary.

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  1. The quality or condition of being contrary.
  2. Something that is contrary.

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• contraposition

  1. An opposite position; antithesis.

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  1. An opposite position; antithesis.

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• contradistinction

  1. Distinction by contrasting or opposing qualities.

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  1. Distinction by contrasting or opposing qualities.

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• contradiction

  1. The act or an instance of contradicting:
  2. The state of being contradicted:
  3. An inconsistency or discrepancy:

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  1. The act or an instance of contradicting:
  2. The state of being contradicted:
  3. An inconsistency or discrepancy:

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• antithesis

  1. Direct contrast; opposition.
  2. The direct or exact opposite:
  3. A figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or grammatical structure, as in

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  1. Direct contrast; opposition.
  2. The direct or exact opposite:
  3. A figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or grammatical structure, as in

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• antagonism

  1. Hostility that results in active resistance, opposition, or contentiousness.
  2. The condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor:
  3. Interference in the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure.

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  1. Hostility that results in active resistance, opposition, or contentiousness.
  2. The condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor:
  3. Interference in the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure.

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One that opposes another in a battle, contest, controversy, or debate

• resister

  1. A person who resists going along with others in a common course of action.
  2. A person who fights against a government.

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  1. A person who resists going along with others in a common course of action.
  2. A person who fights against a government.

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• oppositionist

  1. A member of an opposition.

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  1. A member of an opposition.

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• opposer

  1. One who opposes, one who shows opposition

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  1. One who opposes, one who shows opposition

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• opponent

  1. One that opposes another or others, as in a battle, contest, or debate:
  2. One who is hostile to an idea or cause:
  3. Acting against an antagonist or opposing force:

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  1. One that opposes another or others, as in a battle, contest, or debate:
  2. One who is hostile to an idea or cause:
  3. Acting against an antagonist or opposing force:

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• antagonist

  1. One who opposes and contends against another; an adversary.
  2. The principal character in opposition to the protagonist or hero of a narrative or drama.
  3. A muscle that counteracts the action of another muscle, the agonist.

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  1. One who opposes and contends against another; an adversary.
  2. The principal character in opposition to the protagonist or hero of a narrative or drama.
  3. A muscle that counteracts the action of another muscle, the agonist.

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• adversary

  1. An opponent; an enemy.
  2. The Devil; Satan. Often used with the.

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  1. An opponent; an enemy.
  2. The Devil; Satan. Often used with the.

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The act of opposing

• thwart

  1. To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of:
  2. To oppose and defeat the efforts, plans, or ambitions of (someone).
  3. A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.

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  1. To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of:
  2. To oppose and defeat the efforts, plans, or ambitions of (someone).
  3. A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.

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• obstruction

  1. Something that obstructs; an obstacle:
  2. The act of obstructing:
  3. The condition of being obstructed:

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  1. Something that obstructs; an obstacle:
  2. The act of obstructing:
  3. The condition of being obstructed:

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• vying with

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• countervail

  1. To act against with equal force; counteract.
  2. To compensate for; offset.
  3. To act against an often detrimental influence or power.

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  1. To act against with equal force; counteract.
  2. To compensate for; offset.
  3. To act against an often detrimental influence or power.

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• debate

  1. To consider something; deliberate.
  2. To engage in argument by discussing opposing points.
  3. To engage in a formal discussion or argument.

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  1. To consider something; deliberate.
  2. To engage in argument by discussing opposing points.
  3. To engage in a formal discussion or argument.

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• contradiction

  1. The act or an instance of contradicting:
  2. The state of being contradicted:
  3. An inconsistency or discrepancy:

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  1. The act or an instance of contradicting:
  2. The state of being contradicted:
  3. An inconsistency or discrepancy:

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• counteraction

  1. An act of retaliation; a counterattack
  2. Any action in opposition to a previous action.

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  1. An act of retaliation; a counterattack
  2. Any action in opposition to a previous action.

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• check

  1. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee.

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  1. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee.

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• handicap

  1. A race or contest in which contestants are given advantages or compensations to equalize the chances of winning.
  2. Such an advantage or penalty.
  3. A physical or mental disability.

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  1. A race or contest in which contestants are given advantages or compensations to equalize the chances of winning.
  2. Such an advantage or penalty.
  3. A physical or mental disability.

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• race

  1. A group of people identified as distinct from other groups because of supposed physical or genetic traits shared by the group. Most biologists and anthropologists do not recognize race as a biologically valid classification, in part because there is more genetic variation within groups than between them.
  2. A group of people united or classified together on the basis of common history, nationality, or geographic distribution:
  3. A genealogical line; a lineage.

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  1. A group of people identified as distinct from other groups because of supposed physical or genetic traits shared by the group. Most biologists and anthropologists do not recognize race as a biologically valid classification, in part because there is more genetic variation within groups than between them.
  2. A group of people united or classified together on the basis of common history, nationality, or geographic distribution:
  3. A genealogical line; a lineage.

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• running counter to

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• overpowering

  1. So strong as to be overwhelming:

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  1. So strong as to be overwhelming:

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• contest

  1. A struggle for superiority or victory between rivals:
  2. A competition, especially one in which entrants perform separately and are rated by judges:
  3. To compete or strive for; struggle to gain or control:

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  1. A struggle for superiority or victory between rivals:
  2. A competition, especially one in which entrants perform separately and are rated by judges:
  3. To compete or strive for; struggle to gain or control:

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• collision

  1. An act of colliding; a crash.
  2. A condition of opposition or conflict between two or more people or things:
  3. A brief dynamic event consisting of the close approach of two or more particles, such as atoms, resulting in an abrupt change of momentum or exchange of energy.

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  1. An act of colliding; a crash.
  2. A condition of opposition or conflict between two or more people or things:
  3. A brief dynamic event consisting of the close approach of two or more particles, such as atoms, resulting in an abrupt change of momentum or exchange of energy.

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• trial by battle

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• duel

  1. A prearranged, formal combat between two persons, usually fought to settle a point of honor.
  2. A struggle for domination between two contending persons, groups, or ideas.
  3. To engage (another) in or as if in formal combat.

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  1. A prearranged, formal combat between two persons, usually fought to settle a point of honor.
  2. A struggle for domination between two contending persons, groups, or ideas.
  3. To engage (another) in or as if in formal combat.

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• repelling

  1. Present participle of repel.

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  1. Present participle of repel.

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• withstanding

  1. Present participle of withstand.

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  1. Present participle of withstand.

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• action

  1. The state or process of acting or doing:
  2. Something that is done or accomplished; a deed.
  3. Organized activity to accomplish an objective:

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  1. The state or process of acting or doing:
  2. Something that is done or accomplished; a deed.
  3. Organized activity to accomplish an objective:

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• engagement

  1. The action of engaging or the state of being engaged:
  2. The condition of being in gear:
  3. A mutual promise to get married.

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  1. The action of engaging or the state of being engaged:
  2. The condition of being in gear:
  3. A mutual promise to get married.

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• fray

  1. A fight; a brawl.
  2. A heated dispute or intensely competitive situation:
  3. A military engagement; a battle.

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  1. A fight; a brawl.
  2. A heated dispute or intensely competitive situation:
  3. A military engagement; a battle.

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• brush

  1. An implement typically consisting of bristles fastened into a handle, used in scrubbing, polishing, grooming, or applying a liquid.
  2. The act of using this implement.
  3. A sweeping stroke of the hand, as in removing something.

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  1. An implement typically consisting of bristles fastened into a handle, used in scrubbing, polishing, grooming, or applying a liquid.
  2. The act of using this implement.
  3. A sweeping stroke of the hand, as in removing something.

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• skirmish

  1. A minor battle in war, as one between small forces or between large forces avoiding direct conflict.
  2. A minor or preliminary conflict or dispute:
  3. To engage in a minor battle or dispute.

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  1. A minor battle in war, as one between small forces or between large forces avoiding direct conflict.
  2. A minor or preliminary conflict or dispute:
  3. To engage in a minor battle or dispute.

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• warfare

  1. The waging of war against an enemy; armed conflict.
  2. Military operations marked by a specific characteristic:
  3. A state of disharmony or conflict; strife:

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  1. The waging of war against an enemy; armed conflict.
  2. Military operations marked by a specific characteristic:
  3. A state of disharmony or conflict; strife:

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• war

  1. A state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties.
  2. The period of such conflict.
  3. The techniques and procedures of war; military science.

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  1. A state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties.
  2. The period of such conflict.
  3. The techniques and procedures of war; military science.

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• hostilities

  1. plural form of hostility
  2. acts of war

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  1. plural form of hostility
  2. acts of war

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• neutralizing

  1. (American) Alternative spelling of neutralising; present participle of neutralize.

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  1. (American) Alternative spelling of neutralising; present participle of neutralize.

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• outflanking

  1. Present participle of outflank.
  2. The act of one who outflanks.

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  1. Present participle of outflank.
  2. The act of one who outflanks.

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• counterattack

  1. A return attack.
  2. To deliver a return attack or make a return attack against.

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  1. A return attack.
  2. To deliver a return attack or make a return attack against.

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• defense

  1. The act of defending against attack, danger, or injury.
  2. A means or method of defending or protecting.
  3. The act or an instance of defending a championship against a challenger:

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  1. The act of defending against attack, danger, or injury.
  2. A means or method of defending or protecting.
  3. The act or an instance of defending a championship against a challenger:

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• resistance

  1. The act or an instance of resisting or the capacity to resist.
  2. A force that tends to oppose or retard motion.
  3. An underground organization engaged in a struggle for national liberation in a country under military or totalitarian occupation.

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  1. The act or an instance of resisting or the capacity to resist.
  2. A force that tends to oppose or retard motion.
  3. An underground organization engaged in a struggle for national liberation in a country under military or totalitarian occupation.

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• resisting

  1. Present participle of resist.

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  1. Present participle of resist.

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• buffeting

  1. Present participle of buffet.
  2. A blow or motion that buffets.
  3. (aviation) random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow

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  1. Present participle of buffet.
  2. A blow or motion that buffets.
  3. (aviation) random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow

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• encounter

  1. A meeting, especially one that is unplanned, unexpected, or brief:
  2. A hostile or adversarial confrontation:
  3. To meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon:

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  1. A meeting, especially one that is unplanned, unexpected, or brief:
  2. A hostile or adversarial confrontation:
  3. To meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon:

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• struggle

  1. To exert muscular energy, as against a material force or mass:
  2. To be strenuously engaged with a problem, task, or undertaking:
  3. To have difficulty or make a strenuous effort doing something:

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  1. To exert muscular energy, as against a material force or mass:
  2. To be strenuously engaged with a problem, task, or undertaking:
  3. To have difficulty or make a strenuous effort doing something:

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• belying

  1. Present participle of belie.

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  1. Present participle of belie.

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• stemming

  1. Present participle of stem.
  2. (nautical) Movement against a current, especially a tidal current.
  3. A process for removing the inflexional, and sometimes derivational, affixes from words.

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  1. Present participle of stem.
  2. (nautical) Movement against a current, especially a tidal current.
  3. A process for removing the inflexional, and sometimes derivational, affixes from words.

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• meeting

  1. The act or process or an instance of coming together; an encounter.
  2. An assembly or gathering of people, as for a business, social, or religious purpose.

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  1. The act or process or an instance of coming together; an encounter.
  2. An assembly or gathering of people, as for a business, social, or religious purpose.

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• breasting

  1. Present participle of breast.
  2. (engineering) The curved channel in which a breastwheel turns.

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  1. Present participle of breast.
  2. (engineering) The curved channel in which a breastwheel turns.

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• coping with

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• confronting

  1. Present participle of confront.

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  1. Present participle of confront.

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• facing

  1. A piece of material sewn to the edge of a garment, such as a dress or coat, as lining or decoration.
  2. Material used for such a lining or decoration.
  3. An outer layer or coating applied to a surface for protection or decoration.

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  1. A piece of material sewn to the edge of a garment, such as a dress or coat, as lining or decoration.
  2. Material used for such a lining or decoration.
  3. An outer layer or coating applied to a surface for protection or decoration.

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• competition

  1. The act of competing, as for profit or a prize; rivalry.
  2. A test of skill or ability; a contest:
  3. Rivalry between two or more businesses striving for the same customer or market.

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  1. The act of competing, as for profit or a prize; rivalry.
  2. A test of skill or ability; a contest:
  3. Rivalry between two or more businesses striving for the same customer or market.

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• contention

  1. The act or an instance of striving in controversy or debate.
  2. A striving to win in competition; rivalry:
  3. An assertion put forward in argument:

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  1. The act or an instance of striving in controversy or debate.
  2. A striving to win in competition; rivalry:
  3. An assertion put forward in argument:

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• combat

  1. To oppose in battle; fight against.
  2. To act or work in order to eliminate, curtail, or stop:
  3. To engage in fighting; contend or struggle.

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  1. To oppose in battle; fight against.
  2. To act or work in order to eliminate, curtail, or stop:
  3. To engage in fighting; contend or struggle.

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• strife

  1. Heated, often violent conflict or disagreement.
  2. A conflict or quarrel:
  3. Contention or competition between rivals.

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  1. Heated, often violent conflict or disagreement.
  2. A conflict or quarrel:
  3. Contention or competition between rivals.

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• clash

  1. To collide with a loud, harsh, usually metallic noise:
  2. To meet in violent conflict:
  3. To be in opposition or disagreement:

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  1. To collide with a loud, harsh, usually metallic noise:
  2. To meet in violent conflict:
  3. To be in opposition or disagreement:

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• conflict

  1. A state of open, often prolonged fighting; a battle or war.
  2. A state of disagreement or disharmony between persons or ideas; a clash:
  3. An emotional or mental disturbance resulting from the opposition or simultaneous functioning of mutually exclusive impulses, desires, or tendencies.

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  1. A state of open, often prolonged fighting; a battle or war.
  2. A state of disagreement or disharmony between persons or ideas; a clash:
  3. An emotional or mental disturbance resulting from the opposition or simultaneous functioning of mutually exclusive impulses, desires, or tendencies.

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The attitude suggestive of opposition

• inconvenience

  1. The state or quality of being inconvenient.
  2. Something inconvenient.
  3. To cause inconvenience to; trouble:

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  1. The state or quality of being inconvenient.
  2. Something inconvenient.
  3. To cause inconvenience to; trouble:

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• discontentment

  1. A state of dissatisfaction or discontent.

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  1. A state of dissatisfaction or discontent.

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• complaint

  1. An expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
  2. A cause or reason for complaining; a grievance:
  3. A bodily disorder or disease; a malady or ailment.

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  1. An expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
  2. A cause or reason for complaining; a grievance:
  3. A bodily disorder or disease; a malady or ailment.

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• disapproval

  1. The act of disapproving; condemnation or censure.

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  1. The act of disapproving; condemnation or censure.

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• loathing

  1. Great dislike; abhorrence.

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  1. Great dislike; abhorrence.

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• anger

  1. A strong feeling of displeasure or hostility.
  2. To make angry; enrage or provoke.
  3. To become angry:

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  1. A strong feeling of displeasure or hostility.
  2. To make angry; enrage or provoke.
  3. To become angry:

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• disagreement

  1. A failure or refusal to agree.
  2. A disparity; an inconsistency.
  3. A conflict or difference of opinion.

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  1. A failure or refusal to agree.
  2. A disparity; an inconsistency.
  3. A conflict or difference of opinion.

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• mortification

  1. A feeling of shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
  2. Discipline of the body and the appetites by self-denial or self-inflicted privation, especially when undertaken for religious reasons.
  3. Death or decay of living tissue; gangrene.

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  1. A feeling of shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
  2. Discipline of the body and the appetites by self-denial or self-inflicted privation, especially when undertaken for religious reasons.
  3. Death or decay of living tissue; gangrene.

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• humiliation

  1. The act of humiliating; degradation.
  2. The state of being humiliated or disgraced; shame.
  3. A humiliating condition or circumstance.

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  1. The act of humiliating; degradation.
  2. The state of being humiliated or disgraced; shame.
  3. A humiliating condition or circumstance.

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• chagrin

  1. A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event:
  2. To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit:

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  1. A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event:
  2. To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit:

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• offense

  1. The act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront.
  2. The state of being offended.
  3. A violation or infraction of a moral or social code; a transgression or sin.

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  1. The act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront.
  2. The state of being offended.
  3. A violation or infraction of a moral or social code; a transgression or sin.

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• irritation

  1. The act of irritating:
  2. The condition of being irritated; vexation:
  3. A source of irritation:

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  1. The act of irritating:
  2. The condition of being irritated; vexation:
  3. A source of irritation:

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• displeasure

  1. The condition or fact of being displeased; dissatisfaction.
  2. Discomfort, uneasiness, or pain.
  3. An injurious offense.

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  1. The condition or fact of being displeased; dissatisfaction.
  2. Discomfort, uneasiness, or pain.
  3. An injurious offense.

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• discontent

  1. Absence of contentment; dissatisfaction.
  2. A restless longing for better circumstances.
  3. One who is discontented.

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  1. Absence of contentment; dissatisfaction.
  2. A restless longing for better circumstances.
  3. One who is discontented.

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• dissatisfaction

  1. The condition or feeling of being displeased or unsatisfied; discontent.
  2. A cause of discontent.

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  1. The condition or feeling of being displeased or unsatisfied; discontent.
  2. A cause of discontent.

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• disfavor

  1. Unfavorable opinion or regard; disapproval:
  2. The condition of being regarded with disapproval:
  3. To view or treat with dislike or disapproval.

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  1. Unfavorable opinion or regard; disapproval:
  2. The condition of being regarded with disapproval:
  3. To view or treat with dislike or disapproval.

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• distaste

  1. Dislike or aversion.
  2. To feel repugnance for; dislike.
  3. To offend; displease.

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  1. Dislike or aversion.
  2. To feel repugnance for; dislike.
  3. To offend; displease.

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• incompatibility

  1. The state or quality of being incompatible.
  2. Mutually exclusive or antagonistic qualities or things.

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  1. The state or quality of being incompatible.
  2. Mutually exclusive or antagonistic qualities or things.

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• want of harmony

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• discord

  1. Lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things.
  2. Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
  3. A confused or harsh sound or mingling of sounds.

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  1. Lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things.
  2. Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
  3. A confused or harsh sound or mingling of sounds.

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• misrule

  1. Disorder or lawless confusion.
  2. Inept or unwise rule; misgovernment.
  3. To rule ineptly, unjustly, or unwisely; misgovern.

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  1. Disorder or lawless confusion.
  2. Inept or unwise rule; misgovernment.
  3. To rule ineptly, unjustly, or unwisely; misgovern.

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• tyranny

  1. Unjust or oppressive governmental power:
  2. A government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power:
  3. The office, authority, or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler:

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  1. Unjust or oppressive governmental power:
  2. A government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power:
  3. The office, authority, or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler:

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• hindrance

  1. The act of hindering:
  2. The condition of being hindered.
  3. Something that hinders; an impediment.

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  1. The act of hindering:
  2. The condition of being hindered.
  3. Something that hinders; an impediment.

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• restraint

  1. The act of restraining:
  2. The condition of being restrained, especially the condition of losing one's freedom:
  3. An influence that inhibits or restrains:

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  1. The act of restraining:
  2. The condition of being restrained, especially the condition of losing one's freedom:
  3. An influence that inhibits or restrains:

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• restriction

  1. The action of restricting or the state of being restricted:
  2. Something that restricts; a regulation or limitation:

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  1. The action of restricting or the state of being restricted:
  2. Something that restricts; a regulation or limitation:

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• constraint

  1. The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.
  2. The state of being restricted or confined within prescribed bounds:
  3. One that restricts, limits, or regulates; a check:

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  1. The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.
  2. The state of being restricted or confined within prescribed bounds:
  3. One that restricts, limits, or regulates; a check:

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• aversion

  1. A fixed, intense dislike; repugnance:
  2. The cause or object of such a feeling:
  3. The avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because it has been associated with an unpleasant or painful stimulus.

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  1. A fixed, intense dislike; repugnance:
  2. The cause or object of such a feeling:
  3. The avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because it has been associated with an unpleasant or painful stimulus.

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• detestation

  1. Strong dislike or hatred; abhorrence.
  2. One that is detested.

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  1. Strong dislike or hatred; abhorrence.
  2. One that is detested.

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• abhorrence

  1. One that is disgusting, loathsome, or repellent.
  2. A feeling of repugnance or loathing.

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  1. One that is disgusting, loathsome, or repellent.
  2. A feeling of repugnance or loathing.

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• antipathy

  1. Extreme dislike; aversion or repugnance.
  2. A feeling of aversion:

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  1. Extreme dislike; aversion or repugnance.
  2. A feeling of aversion:

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• objectionableness

  1. The quality of being objectionable.

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  1. The quality of being objectionable.

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• defiance

  1. The act or an example of defying; bold resistance to an opposing force or authority.
  2. Intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude; readiness to contend or resist.

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  1. The act or an example of defying; bold resistance to an opposing force or authority.
  2. Intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude; readiness to contend or resist.

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• antagonism

  1. Hostility that results in active resistance, opposition, or contentiousness.
  2. The condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor:
  3. Interference in the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure.

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  1. Hostility that results in active resistance, opposition, or contentiousness.
  2. The condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor:
  3. Interference in the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure.

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• hostility

  1. The state of being hostile; antagonism or enmity.
  2. A hostile act.
  3. Acts of war; overt warfare.

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  1. The state of being hostile; antagonism or enmity.
  2. A hostile act.
  3. Acts of war; overt warfare.

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• repugnance

  1. Extreme dislike or aversion.
  2. The relationship of contradictory terms; inconsistency.

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  1. Extreme dislike or aversion.
  2. The relationship of contradictory terms; inconsistency.

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• dislike

  1. To regard with distaste or aversion.
  2. An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

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  1. To regard with distaste or aversion.
  2. An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

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The individual or group that opposes

• adversary

  1. An opponent; an enemy.
  2. The Devil; Satan. Often used with the.

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  1. An opponent; an enemy.
  2. The Devil; Satan. Often used with the.

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• disputant

  1. Engaged in dispute or argument.
  2. One engaged in a dispute.

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  1. Engaged in dispute or argument.
  2. One engaged in a dispute.

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• antagonist

  1. One who opposes and contends against another; an adversary.
  2. The principal character in opposition to the protagonist or hero of a narrative or drama.
  3. A muscle that counteracts the action of another muscle, the agonist.

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  1. One who opposes and contends against another; an adversary.
  2. The principal character in opposition to the protagonist or hero of a narrative or drama.
  3. A muscle that counteracts the action of another muscle, the agonist.

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