🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

oposición

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /o.po.siˈsjon/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Opposition/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El plan generó una fuerte oposición."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument.

    "The proposal encountered fierce opposition from local residents."
  2. 2

    The main political party opposed to the party in office.

    "The leader of the opposition gave a speech criticizing the new budget."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'opposition' originates from the Latin 'oppositio', meaning 'a placing against'. It evolved through Old French before entering Middle English, where it retained the meaning of resistance or conflict.

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